KUALA LUMPUR: Contract workers in schools, hospitals and other government entities should be absorbed into the civil service to better protect their rights as employees, say Opposition MPs.
Tanjung Malim MP Chang Lih Kang said most contract workers had problems including their employers' refusal to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) while some even paid salaries lower than the minimum wage.
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