KOTA KINABALU : Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) called on the government to review the practice of transferring Peninsular Malaysians to work in Federal civil services in Sabah.
SAPP Vice President, Japiril Suhaimin said the government is spending millions of Ringgit every year to send West Malaysians working here.
"The government could save huge amount of money if the practice is changed by hiring Sabahans to fill up those jobs because our people are very much qualified.
"And, it would be a win-win for the government and our people," he said.
He said the government is not required to pay transfer allowance and monthly housing allowance as well as other allowances once the staff are Sabahans.
He added that such allowances are very big when head counts are made on West Malaysians currently working here and the number of them arriving every year.
Japiril said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department, Datuk Radin Malleh had revealed that between 7,500 to 8,500 civil servants from the peninsula were sent to Sabah each year, for the last five years.
Radin also revealed that as many as 15,390 public service officers and staff from Peninsular Malaysia are currently working in 94 federal departments and 42 statutory bodies in the state.
According to Radin, the total number of officers and staff of the Federal civil services in Sabah are 85,498.
He added that the department with the biggest number of these individuals was the Sabah Education Department with 8,152 in 2011.
Touching on the current housing allowances for local teachers serving in the state, Japiril said it is high time that the rate be increased.
He said he was shocked after finding out the huge gap on allowances between local teachers and West Malaysian teachers serving here.
He added that the statement by Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee that Sabah teachers are being given allowances of RM250 and RM350 while West Malaysian teachers receiving between RM730 and RM830, proves that allowances for local teachers are too low.
Japiril said the cost of living are increasing so it is logical that the government increase allowances to local teachers.
"This imbalances have been going on for so many years. I don't see local teachers are not deserved for increment. I wonder whether the government is practising double standard or treating those teachers equally," he added.
He said allowance increments would encourage local teachers to stay on rather than seeking jobs elsewhere like in the private sector.
He further said that SAPP's firm stand that Borneonisation to be fulfilled enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement, in so far as they are not implemented by express provision of the Constitution of Malaysia which states that the Governments of the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak will take such legislative, executive or other action as may be required to implement the assurances, undertakings and recommendations contained in Chapter 3 of, and Annexes A and B to, the Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee signed on 27th February, 1963.
utamakan anak2 Sabah.. mereka lebih berhak dan ramai yang berkebolehan.
ReplyDeleteinstead of wasting money for west malaysians to come and work in sabah, its better to hire sabahan.
ReplyDeletewhat is wrong with hiring sabahans? I'm sure sabahans are just as qualified as the west malaysians.
ReplyDeletein fact, i think our sabahans could be much capable and qualified than the west malaysians. Give sabahans a chance to fill up those jobs.
DeleteYeah...To many govt servants from peninsular actually so please give Sabahan now be the govt servants in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteThe federal government always provide opportunities for locals to helm its departments and agencies in the states, Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Dr Ali Hamsa said. In Sabah, he said, almost all federal departments and agencies, like the Health Department, Customs Department, Immigration Department and the Education department were headed by locals.
ReplyDelete“There are many more federal departments and agencies which are headed by locals. Hence, the issue of locals being sidelined does not arise,” he told reporters after visiting the Queen Elizabeth 1 Hospital.Ali was responding to demands made by the opposition in Sabah for more civil servants from Sabah be appointed to head federal departments and agencies in the state in tandem with the concept of “Borneonisation” that was agreed to during the formation of Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteOn the progress of the construction of a new building for the Queen Elizabeth 1 Hospital, Ali said he satisfied with the work progress and hoped it would be completed according to schedule.Earlier, in his speech at the breaking of fast function with civil servants here, Ali said efforts would be made to bring the civil service closer to the people to improve its image.
ReplyDeleteHe advised civil servants to go to the ground to meet the people and be more people-friendly.As for department heads, he said, they should also look into the welfare of their staff, especially on promotion for the long-serving employees
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