LAB 3:

LABOUR

Labs established under NATIP Lab

LABS

Marketing & Promotion

Raw material

Labour

KPPK

Bumiputera

Project Targets : Increase manpower in the timber industry in Sabah

2) To reduce dependency on foreign worker in the manufacturing sector

1) To increase manpower in the timber industry

KPPK

58k

38k

20152010 20202016

26k

20k

Sponsor: Dr Jalaluddin Harun

Co- Sponsor: Tn Hj. Osman Hj Kasim

Leader: Pn Noor Laila Mohamed Halip

Facilitator: En Yunus Abdul Aziz

Secretariate:Pn Hjh Ruzainah Abd Jalil, Pej. KPEn Almizi Ibrahim, Bhgn. PSHEK

En Abdul Rafa Tan, Bhg. Pem. Industri

Lab Leader: En Ho Khoy Lim, SFI Sdn Bhd/TAS

Asst. Lab Leader:En Yeo Hock Hian, Bornion Timber

Sdn Bhd

Members:En Thomas K.P. Wong – MID SabahEn Abdul Wahap Abdul Hamid - KDNPn Hamidah Momong – JTK SabahPn Juvita Oswald Makinjal – ILP KKEn Tan Peng Juan - STIAEn Lam Che Ming - STIAEn Justin Yap – SFAEn Mohd Fikri Ismail – Politeknik KKEn Malai Fazlan Aswad Malai Mustapha- PPKPEn Azmi Sharulzaila Hassan – KPPKEn Noor Imran Mohamad – ILP LabuanEn Daim Balingi – Jab Hutan SabahPn Alice Alixius – Jabatan Imigresen, SabahEn Kamaruddin Othman – MTIB

LAB MEMBERS

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OBJECTIVES

• To achieve sufficient supply of competent manpower for the forestry and timber industry to achieve NATIP’s target export of RM53 billion by 2020.

•To harmonise federal and state government policies on

foreign labour.

TARGETS

Dependence on foreign workers in timber industry to reduce by 5% yearly from 2016.

Train 5% more Malaysian skilled work force yearly to enter the timber industry to replace the foreign workers.

Government to expand 10% more yearly vocational institutions student enrolment for timber industry.

To conduct a survey on the number of workers in order to create baseline number for each timber sector by June 2011.

To rebrand the image of timber industry to portray a positive perception to locals by 2016.

Targets on Labour in the Sabah timber industry

KRA KPI 2011

Targets

2Q 2011 1Q 2012

Targets

1) To rebrand the image of timber industry

2) Regularise the existing illegal immigrant

3) Conduct a

survey on

baseline

data

4) Job

matching

- To fulfil

requirements of

additional workers

of 20,000 by 2020

- Reduced

shortage of

manpower in the

timber industry

- Comprehensive

and reliable data

base on

manpower by

June 2011

- 35 programs per

year

- Appointment of

image consultant

and launch at

least one

program

-Setup committee

to draft a cabinet

paper

- survey

completed by

June

- 2,000 workers

absorbed into

the timber

industry

- 9 programs in

selected districts

- To present paper to

KDN

- consolidate data

received by

respective

associations

- 500 workers

absorbed into the

timber industry

- Expo with JTK at 3

districts in Sabah

- Obtain approval

from cabinet

-

- 500 workers

absorbed into the

timber industry

KPPK

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ISSUES/MITIGATIONS

NO ISSUE MITIGATION

1 Shortage of workers - To job-match the unemployed locals

-Regularise the existing illegal immigrants in

Sabah

- Allow timber based manufacturing sector to

employ from other origin besides from

Philippines and Indonesia

- Government to extend 5+5 of work pass for

forestry and timber sector in Sabah

2 - Levy for

manufacturing sectors

too high (RM960)

- Abscond workers

after levy paid

- Lower the levy for manufacturing sector to

be at par with plantation sector (RM540)

- Levy to be transferable or refundable

NO ISSUE MITIGATION

3 Medical

examination fee *RM190 - men *RM200 - women

- Lower the medical examination fee to an affordable rate

- Health screening should be done at

country of origin to avoid influx of workers

with dangerous diseases and incurring

cost of repatriation - Abolish holding centre/quarantine

practice

4 Recruitment of

worker

- To allow individual companies to carry

out recruitment of workers withoutappointing outsourcing company

- Propose special tax relief as incentive to

employ locals

5 Minimum wage To set minimum take home pay for timber

based workers

ISSUES/MITIGATIONS

NO ISSUE MITIGATION

6 Workers’ attitude -Training provider must emphasise more

on character building -Training provider must work together with

the industry to discuss on curriculum

ISSUES/MITIGATIONSISSUES/MITIGATIONSISSUES/MITIGATIONS

BIG WINS/QUICK WINS

BIG WINS•To rebrand the image of timber industry to portray

a positive perception to locals by 2016.•Regularise the existing illegal immigrants in Sabah

QUICK WINS•To conduct a survey on the number of workers in

order to create baseline number for each timber sector by June 2011

•To job-match the unemployed locals

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• To attract more youth to join the timber industry

• To provide sufficient workforce for the industry

Lab 3: Labour

(A1) Rebrand the image of timber industry

• The industry to change the public’s perception by projecting that the timber industry has a promising career

More people join the timber industry as their choice of career

What is the

deliverables?

How will

success look

like?

What should

change?

Why is it

Important?

What is the

Initiative/Lab

To fulfil requirements of additional workers of 20,000

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• To initiate effort to regularise workers

• Increase the number of legal workers

Lab 3: Labour

(A2) Regularise the existing illegal immigrant

• Authorities to facilitate the processes to regularise them

What is the

deliverables?

How will

success look

like?

What should

change?

Why is it

Important?

What is the

Initiative/Lab• To initiate effort to regularise workers

• Increase the number of legal workers

• Authorities to facilitate the processes to regularise them

• Increase the number of legal workers

• Authorities to facilitate the processes to regularise them

• To initiate effort to regularise workers

• Increase the number of legal workers

• Authorities to facilitate the processes to regularise them

• To initiate effort to regularise workers

• Increase the number of legal workers

• Authorities to facilitate the processes to regularise them

Reduced shortage of manpower in the timber industry

These workers become positive contributors the socio-economic development of the state

• To initiate efforts to regularise workers in timber industry

• Increase the number of legal workers

• Authorities to facilitate the processes to regularise them

• To initiate efforts to regularise workers in timber industry

• Increase the number of legal workers

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Timber associations to carry out a survey among their members on their manpower requirements

To ensure an adequate supply of manpower

Enough supply of manpower to the timber industry

Lab 3: Labour

(A3) Conduct a survey on baseline data

To collect comprehensive and accurate data

Comprehensive and reliable database on manpower requirementWhat is the

deliverables?

How will

success look

like?

What should

change?

Why is it

Important?

What is the

Initiative/Lab

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Lab 3: Labour

(A4) Job-match the unemployed locals

What is the

deliverables?

How will

success look

like?

What should

change?

Why is it

Important?

What is the

Initiative/Lab

Industrial harmony

Unemployment rate will be reduced

Co-operation amongst industry players, agencies and training

providers

To create a platform for industry players, agencies and training providers for job matching

To fulfill the manpower requirements of the industry To reduce unemployed

To create a platform for industry players, agencies and training providers for job matching

To fulfill the manpower requirements of the industry To reduce unemployed

Co-operation amongst industry players, agencies and training

providers

To create a platform for industry players, agencies and training providers for job matching

To fulfill the manpower requirements of the industry To reduce unemployed

Industrial harmony

Co-operation amongst industry players, agencies and training

providers

To create a platform for industry players, agencies and training providers for job matching

To fulfill the manpower requirements of the industry To reduce unemployed

Unemployment rate in Sabah will be reduced

Industrial harmony

Co-operation amongst industry players, agencies and training providers

To create a platform for industry players, agencies and training providers for job matching

To fulfill the manpower requirements of the industry To reduce unemployed

Feedback / Comment

• To adopt minimum wage policy (adopted by Lab)

• Encourage expatriates (repository list)

• Government should do away with levy (repository list)

• Medical examination should not be controlled by GROWARISAN. Workers should be able to do examination at private clinic to reduce the charges (repository list)

• Government to provide special tax relief as incentive for the recruitment of locals to work in the plantation sector (adopted by Lab)

- To replace foreign workers- To have multiplier effect for local economy

LABOUR

SUB INITIATIVES IMPACT

A1

A2

A3

A4

To rebrand the image of timber

industry to portray a positive

perception to locals by 2016.

Regularise the existing illegal

immigrants in Sabah

To conduct a survey on the

number

of workers in order to create

baseline number for each timber

sector by June 2011

To job-match the unemployed

locals

H

H

M

H

A2

High

HighLow

A1

ImplementationDifficulties

A3

A4

RM

Quick Wins Big Wins

BIG WINS

A1

What : To rebrand the image of timber industry to portray a positive perception to locals by 2016

Purpose: To attract more youth to join the timber industry

Resource: Advertising agency, RM2 million over 5 years period (RM400K per year)

Persons champion: MTIB, Forestry Department and the associations

Delivery date: Starting October 2011

BIG WINS

A2

What :Regularise the existing illegal immigrants

Purpose: Increase the number of legal workers

Resource: Logistic, RM60 million budget, workforce

Persons champion: CM Office, KDN and the associations

Delivery date: 2013

QUICK WINS

A3

What :To conduct a survey on the number of workers in order to create baseline number for each timber sector by June 2011

Purpose: To ensure an adequate supply of manpower

Resource: within the associations

Persons champion: the president associations

Delivery date: June 2011

QUICK WINS

A4

What : To job-match the unemployed locals

Purpose: To fulfill the manpower requirements of the timber industry and to reduce unemployed

Resource: Existing government budget, associations RM200,000 per-year

Persons champion: KSM, JTK, MTIB, training institutions, IPTA/IPTS and the associations

Delivery date: April 2011

DELIVERABLES ISSUES CURRENT STATUS PROPOSAL

1) Lower deficiency in

the shortage of

workers

2) Reduced shortage

of manpower in the

timber industry

3) Comprehensive

and reliable database

on manpower

requirement

4) Unemployment

rate in Sabah will be

reduced

1) To rebrand the

image of timber industry

to portray a positive

perception to locals by

2016.

2) Regularise the

existing illegal

immigrants in Sabah

3) To conduct a survey on

the number of workers in

order to create baseline

number for each timber

sector by June 2011

4) To job-match the

unemployed locals

1) Youth lack of

interest working in

timber industry

2) There are still

numbers of illegal

immigrants

3) No baseline

numbers

available

4) Unemployed in

Sabah as at 2009

recorded 76,000

(source:DOS)

1) Formulate

awareness programs to

general public

2) Submit Cabinet

Paper for approval by

KDN

3) Respective

associations to conduct

survey among member

4) Expo and placement

program and career

guidance will be carry

out

LABOUR

Rebranding the image of timber industry work plan

INITIATIVES

2011 - 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Rebranding

the image of

timber

industry to

portray a

positive

- Form a

tripartite

committee

- appoint an

image

consultant

- Two

awareness

program a

year

- Two

awareness

program a

year

- Committee

to evaluate

and review

the

effectiveness

of the

programs

- Carry out

the enhanced

program

- Two

promotional

campaign a

year

- To report of

the new image

of the industry

Regularise the existing illegal immigrants work plan

INITIATIVES 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Regularise

the existing

illegal

immigrants in

Sabah

Setup a

committee to

prepare a

cabinet paper

- Getting

approval from

cabinet

- Initiate the

taskforce

- Process of

regularisation

by batching

(within 3

months)

- To enforce

action on the

remaining

unregistered

illegal

immigrants

- Report on the

effectiveness

of the

regularisation

Conducting Survey Work Plan

INITIATIVES Apr 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011

Conducting

survey on the

number of

workers in order

to create baseline

Develop the

survey

questionnaire

Associations

to send out

form to all

member

Consolidate

data received

by respective

associations

Submit the

survey report to

KPPK, MTIB,

JTK and other

related

agencies

Job Matching Work Plan

INITIATIVES June - Dec 2011 2012 2013 2014

Job matching

the

unemployed

locals

- KPPK to conduct

“Seminar dan

Pameran Komoditi”

in Kota Marudu

which include the

walk-in interview and

career talk

- JTK to conduct

career guidance

program

- JTK and respective

associations to

conduct job

placement program

- Evaluation of the

progress of the

programs

- continuous

implementatio

n of the

programs

-Evaluation of

the progress

of the

programs

-continuous

implementatio

n of the

programs

-Evaluation of

the progress

of the

programs

-continuous

implementation

of the

programs

-Evaluation of

the progress of

the programs

Recommendations

MTIB recommend that these 4 Strategic Action Plans to address labour issues and problems in Sabah forestry and timber industry should be adopted and urgently implemented