Federation of Banking Union Indonesia (FBI) fully support it’s Malaysian counterpart, National Union of Banking Employees (Nube) quest to bring Maybank Group Chief Executive Officer and President, Abdul Wahid Omar and his cohorts to court to face charges for sacking Nube’s Vice President and General Treasurer.
FB1 is fully aware of the violations perpetrated by Wahid and his cohorts in Malaysia, who is wellknown for ‘bullying’ the clerical and non-clerical staffs at Maybank by violating and denying their basic rights.
In fact, FBI observed the Nube picket against Wahid and Maybank in Malaysia last year for intimidating unionists from performing their tasks.
FBI views the whole Maybank “bullying” its workers and the unionist seriously.
“This type of bullying should not be condoned. Malaysian government has a moral responsibility to ensure Maybank comes clean and stop this union busting and undermining workers rights.”
Instead of promoting Wahid to a ministerial position in the Malaysian government, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak should bring him to task and answer all the wrongdoings during his tenure at Maybank, so that it will be a lesson for all the Maybank executives in Indonesia.
This is not the ASEAN way
With ASEAN borders opening up and regional multinational companies opening operations in neighbouring countries, this culture of oppressing workers will find its way to Indonesia in no time.
Maybank, which is the largest financial group in Malaysia has bought 97.29% stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII). BII currently has more than 303 branches, which employs XXX Indonesians.
“If Wahid can exploit his own countryman with the support of the Malaysian government, what assurance that we have that the same thing will not be done here in Indonesia?”
FBI also reckons that since 2010, Wahid has spearheaded a massive campaign by stalling the Collective Agreement negotiations until it has been referred to Industrial Court in Malaysia.
“From what we know, Wahid also has a penchant for disregarding rule of law in Malaysia and he got away all the time. We should act now in order for it not to happen in our country and our workers in the future,”
In view of this, FBI feels obligated to show solidarity with Nube, so that these violations can be stopped and to ensure that the same methods will not be used in Indonesia to oppress the banking workers.
FBI also pledge its support to Nube to fight the tyranny and violation perpetrated by Maybank and Abdul Wahid Omar, for the benefit and betterment Indonesian banking workers in the future.
H.M Bilal Idries, Presiden
Antonius Bolly Matarau, Sekretaris Jenderal
Hendrita A Harahap, Direktur Humas
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