Balance must be struck between riders earning better income, decline in bookings due to increases, says association

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) will work to ensure the Gig Workers Bill is passed and enforced as soon as possible to make it mandatory for gig workers to contribute to the Social Security Organisation (Socso).

JAKARTA, Aug 30 — Over 1,000 motorcycle taxi drivers staged a strike in several Indonesian cities yesterday to protest against low pay, and called on the government to provide more protection against what they say are unfair practices by ride-sharing companies.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Human Resources Ministry is expected to table two amendment bills this year to raise the Social Security Organisation (Socso) insured salary ceiling for workers from RM5,000 to RM6,000.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 16 — A group of p-hailing delivery riders handed in a memorandum to the Transport Ministry today to seek help and urge the government to intervene and solve the issue of declining payment rates.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Nov 12 — The Selangor State Sports Council (MSNS) will fully utilise the RM8 million allocation granted under the 2024 Selangor Budget to prepare its contingent for the Malaysian Games (Sukma) in Sarawak next year. Its executive director, Mohamad Nizam Marjugi,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) will discuss with telecommunication companies (telco) on the possibility of offering cheaper data plan packages for p-hailing riders.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — The Malaysian P-Hailing Riders Association (Penghantar) has given its views and proposals to the government regarding the need to modify the floor price of p-hailing services, to ensure better and fairer delivery rates.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — P-hailing companies have given their commitment to be more transparent and to study further the views of the riders in calculating their payment rates, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) has asked the government to investigate why p-hailing companies are charging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) up to 32 per cent in commission against only 5 per cent in other countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Representatives of food and parcel delivery companies (p-hailing) will meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on August 8, said the Transport Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's wish to meet p-hailing companies to discuss complaints of low delivery rates and commission is lauded especially with the rising cost of living.

By Yusliza Yakimir Abd Talib KUALA SELANGOR, July 23 — The state and Federal governments should formulate and table an Act on the gig industry, so as to protect and uphold the welfare of its workers. State executive councillor for youth and sports Mohd Khairuddin Othman said the opportunity...

By Danial Dzulkifly  PETALING JAYA, July 22 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced the establishment of a national-level secretariat dedicated to addressing the concerns and issues faced by gig workers. He said the federal government will allocate RM1 million to start the...

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, June 11 — A total of 3,000 p-hailing workers in Selangor have received up to RM2 million in assistance under Inisiatif Roda Darul Ehsan (RiDE). Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said the allocation includes a cash amount of RM500 and an Employees Provident Fund...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — The Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2023 which was passed in Dewan Negara today will enable the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) to regulate and overcome issues of manipulation and suppression by p-hailing service providers.

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 April — The income of riders of food or good delivery riders will be regulated by the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) to overcome the issue of manipulation or suppression of their income by the service provider company, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) charge for foreign private vehicles entering the country has been implemented and the ruling will be expanded in stages, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

By Sofia Nasir KUALA SELANGOR, Feb 27 — The announcement of assistance to workers who deliver food or goods on motorbikes (p-hailing) in Budget 2023 is proof that the state government’s initiative is on the right track. State executive councillor for human capital development Mohd Khairuddin...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — A study by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) involving a total of 6,657 p-hailing workers found that 97.71 per cent of them were youths aged 15 to 30, while the remaining 2.29 per cent was senior citizens aged 60 and above.