民权委会:重审司法危机启动转型正义

重审司法危机启动转型正义 民权委会遗憾内阁拒绝道歉

4月5日 晚上9点23分

吉隆坡暨雪兰莪中华大会堂民权委员会于内阁拒绝首相署部长再益依布拉欣提出政府向1988年司法危机受害者致歉的建议，深表遗憾，这显示首相阿都拉领导的政府并未痛定思痛，以具体的改革与崭新的姿态，回应选民意渴望改革的重大共识。 另外，民权委员会欢迎首相署部长再益提出“遴选法官委员会”以制度化委任和擢升法官，这是推动司法改革的重要一步，而司法改革是整个体制改革的重要部分，将有助于催化全面的体制改革，推进自由民主。 隆雪华堂民权委员会主席谢春荣发表文告表示，司法危机重挫司法独立，侵蚀民主体制，其恶果延续至今，亟需予以平反，恢复正义。 “不过，仅仅止于公开道歉是不足的，这只是政府为国家历史非正义致歉的一个部分，其他还涉及连串的政府责任和社会道义的问题，不应该以此推诿其他更重要责任。这其中以追究真相与责任、纠正与恢复制度公正、补偿受害者三者最为重要。” 国家处于变革十字路口 民权委员会认为，政府应该承担历史责任，接纳律师公会等非政府组织呼吁设立独立调查委员会建议，重新审查1988年司法危机事件。 “该事件是建国以来，政府行政机构滥用权力的最大丑闻，导致司法沦为附庸，使人权与民主法治受破坏，为压制性体制种下祸根。” “今天国家已经处在变革的十字路口，政府应该鼓起勇气纠正历史错误，唯有修正重大错误，国家才能往前看，与过去和黑暗划下休止符，开启光明的未来。如今改革呼声抬头，更有政治条件与民意基础推动改革，政府应该呼应民间共识，切实推进改革，告别强权政治。” “过去民权委员会呼吁启动转型正义之讨论。所谓转型正义就是指社会体制在面临更自由民主开放的根本改变中，社会成员提出厘清、补偿、纠正过去威权体制所造成的压制性伤害。这正切合了今天的历史需要。” 林甘影片曝露司法黑幕 民权委员会认为，不能再重犯历史错误，再次妄顾司法制度败坏。 “林甘影片事件暴露了司法界的重重黑幕，如果不纠正法官委任和擢升程序，将难以恢复司法界的公信力。因此，政府应认真看待“遴选法官委员会”的建议，并强化其公信力，纳入法官代表、律师公会代表、检察官代表、非政府组织代表，使其运作透明，行事严谨。” http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/80944

Star : Santiago: Levy not a good idea

Sunday April 6, 2008

Santiago: Levy not a good idea

By CHRISTINA TAN

PETALING JAYA: Instead of imposing a levy on employers of foreign workers, Selangor can introduce a minimum wage as a way to reduce the use of foreign workers and encourage employers to hire locals.

Employers could transfer the burden of the levy to their foreign workers by deducting their already meagre salaries, said Klang MP Charles Santiago, an economist.

"However, a minimum wage for all (local and foreign workers) would allow fair job opportunity between the local and foreign workers and this is the only way to stop migrant workers into Malaysia.

"The state government has to decide on a minimum wage for workers in each sector – such as plantation, technical, services and factories – to stop companies from continuing to use foreign workers who are paid low salaries," he said in an interview.

He was commenting on Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim's proposal to collect RM9 monthly from employers of all migrant workers in the state to use as a fund to retrain unemployed youth.

He said the government could learn from the other countries about the employment of foreign workers, where employers must convince the government the use of foreign workers was necessary before they were allowed to hire them.

Santiago, who is also director of the non-governmental organisation Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation, said many employers did not pay the salaries of their migrant workers. When workers run away, they become illegal and that led to problems.

He said Singapore had a large number of foreign workers but did not have problem of its own citizens not getting jobs.

"It is unfair to give reasons like local workers don't want to work in certain sectors and put the blame on migrant workers as the reason why Malaysians are not getting jobs."

On manpower training centres, he said the quality of training was poor and this led to complaints that local workers were not efficient.

The technical or vocational centres must also ensure that the number of people trained met private sector demands, he said.

"There is no point in producing 1,000 hair-stylists when only 500 are needed," he said.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/6/nation/20856697&sec=nation