Employment law for all

I WOULD like to thank Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed for his letter “Move to promote equal protection for all workers” (The Star, March 30). He is right. The Employment Act 1955 enforced in peninsular Malaysia is an important piece of legislation, but it has now become archaic. This is why it is crucial for the Human Resources Ministry to amend it so that it would protect the rights of all workers.

The Act as it is does not sufficiently protect low wage earners.