00:00At this time, the Ministry of Human Resources, Sumah,
00:04maintains a balanced approach in monitoring the GIP industry
00:09and has not planned to introduce a specific algorithm to determine the appropriate revenue.
00:17This is because the basic nature of the GIP industry, which is flexible,
00:21needs to be maintained.
00:23Meanwhile, the monitoring of the GIP industry is too tight,
00:26hindering the ecosystem of the GIP that is ready to operate with its own dynamics.
00:33For your information, Honourable Members of Parliament,
00:36on 22 November 2024,
00:40the Ministerial Council has agreed to Sumah
00:43to establish a balanced assembly as found in the GIP Employment Act.
00:48This assembly will serve as a platform for strategic discussions
00:53on issues related to GIP workers in an inclusive and constructive manner,
00:59including workers related to algorithm.
01:03Discussions will be held in a tripartite manner,
01:06involving the participation of GIP workers' representatives,
01:09representatives of entities, contracts, platform providers,
01:13representatives of governments, and other stakeholders.
01:16This assembly is responsible for presenting suggestions and views
01:21that are in accordance with the government on various aspects,
01:25such as the minimum income rate,
01:28the formula used in relation to the minimum income rate and standard.
01:33If the suggestion is accepted and approved,
01:37the strengthening will be carried out by the Minister of Human Resources.
01:40This approach aims to create a balance between the GIP workers
01:46and the entities, contracts, and platform providers
01:50to maintain the dynamic nature and flexibility of the GIP ecosystem in Malaysia.
01:57Thank you, Honourable Minister.
01:59Thank you, Honourable Minister.
02:03Based on the Ipsos Prediction 2025 survey,
02:07Malaysia is among the countries that recorded the highest concern
02:10about the loss of workers due to AI,
02:13where almost 73% of respondents believed that AI
02:16would cause a significant loss of job opportunities,
02:19compared to the global average of 65%.
02:23The question is, what is the government's approach
02:25to guarantee the continuity of more than 1.12 million workers in the GIP industry
02:30behind the development of AI,
02:32including the adjustment of GIP workers
02:35and the transition towards high-performance jobs in the future
02:39without changing the flexibility of GIP workers?
02:48Honourable Minister, Honourable Speaker,
02:50Thank you, Honourable Minister.
02:53In fact, in the field of AI,
02:55as stated by the Honourable Minister just now,
02:57that in the field of AI,
03:02it does not interfere with the flexibility in the field of work itself.
03:07Because it will be beneficial in terms of adding to new fields.
03:14And from the discussions that we have arranged through those things,
03:20what the Honourable Minister said is indeed a lot on that issue.
03:24But for that purpose,
03:28in the long term,
03:31as we have discussed,
03:32the Ministry has initiated an initiative to integrate GIP workers
03:37into the protection of the system of the state through the GIP law itself.
03:43Therefore, if we think that
03:46AI will lead to a reduction in the number of workers,
03:50but in fact,
03:52with the addition of matlamat,
03:58it will be a balance that will not reduce the number of workers.
04:03And in terms of GIP,
04:05in fact, in terms of the goodness of GIP workers,
04:08it is not neglected.
04:10We also discussed so that
04:13it will expand the scope of protection
04:16available to this group.
04:18Therefore, I stated just now,
04:21so that the first reading of this GIP law
04:25will be brought,
04:26if there is an opportunity,
04:28will be brought to the hearing this time.
04:30And I hope that
04:32this GIP law,
04:34which we have arranged for such a long time,
04:37to make this GIP law,
04:39so that they are protected.
04:41For example, as stated,
04:43through their own discussions,
04:45and there is also a discussion through KWSP
04:49so that they are also involved in KWSP,
04:53where KWSP is under the authority of the Ministry of Finance.
04:57And we will also start discussions
04:59through the Ministry of Finance.
05:01Thank you, Your Honour.
05:05Please, Your Honour.
05:09I understand the sincere and good intention of the Ministry
05:13to set a floor price
05:15that can help our GIP workers.
05:19However, I have two observations,
05:22with the permission of constructive criticism.
05:25Firstly, if the floor price is set
05:28with too high a rate,
05:30my concern is that it will overshadow the monopoly that Grab has.
05:34Why?
05:35Grab, which already has a lot of GIP workers,
05:38its advantage,
05:39is able to absorb the losses
05:42if compared to the new GIP companies
05:45that have just entered the market,
05:47which is very small.
05:48On the contrary,
05:50if the government intervenes in determining the floor price,
05:54it can cause a bigger monopoly of Grab
05:57and in the long run,
05:58it can kill other competitors.
06:00This has happened in other countries as well.
06:03The second observation,
06:05if we want to replace the floor price
06:08with the existing dynamic pricing system,
06:11we have to remember that the dynamic pricing
06:13carried out by GIP companies,
06:15the change happens every minute,
06:17every second, sometimes.
06:19Does the government or the ministry
06:21want to determine the floor price
06:23every day, every month, every week
06:26because it follows demand and supply,
06:28location, certain markets?
06:31With that, I hope that
06:33even though I know the sincere intention of the government
06:35to help GIP workers,
06:37but we need to take into account other factors
06:39and also look at the studies that have been used
06:42by other countries.
06:43Don't do it because you have a good intention
06:45but the result is bad.
06:47That's my suggestion to the ministry.
06:50Thank you, Minister, for your answer.
06:52Thank you, Honourable Moh.
06:55I know that Honourable Moh
06:57is very concerned about GIP.
06:59From the last session,
07:02we also raised the GIP issue
07:04and Honourable Moh
07:06did talk about the GIP issue
07:09for a long time.
07:10I am questioning him
07:12because I just want to answer briefly.
07:14We at the Ministry of Human Resources
07:16do not want to use the floor price.
07:19Thank you, Honourable Moh.
07:21Thank you, Honourable Minister.
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