Justice for janitors

THE media spotlight on the gotong royong activity at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex has been on people in high places doing lowly jobs, and misses the plight of the janitors who were not paid by their contractor for weeks past payday.

This is not an isolated case of contract employees in government premises going without pay for days or weeks. Neither is it the only injustice suffered by contract workers in the B40 income band, such as cleaners, security guards and gardeners. The entire contract system adopted by the Government for jobs such as the above is unjust, exploitative and in violation of the rights of workers.