I will always stand with workers, Sim says amid trade dispute

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Former human resources minister says that his stance has earned him criticism from employers.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/03/18/i-will-always-stand-with-workers-sim-says-amid-trade-dispute  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/03/18/saya-sentiasa-bersama-pekerja-kata-sim-susulan-pertikaian-perusahaan  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00This is what former Human Resources Minister Stephen Sims said regarding his stance on a trade dispute in court.

00:20He added that his stance had drawn criticism from some employers who have complained that he was too aligned with

00:27workers.

00:28Now, the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Sims said that the ongoing legal proceedings related to the dispute should be

00:35left to the courts.

00:37Yesterday, the High Court ruled that Sims, as the Human Resources Minister, failed to remain neutral when intervening in a

00:43trade dispute between commercial banks and a workers' union over Hari Raya festive aid payments.

00:48Judicial Commissioner Aliza Sulaiman found that Sims appeared to support the Malayan Commercial Banks Association's proposal on ex gratia payments

00:57for 2024, thereby compromising the ministry's role as an impartial arbiter.

01:03Dhanush Rajereza, FMT.

01:05Dhanush Rajereza, FMT.

01:06Dhanush Rajereza, FMT.

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