PETALING JAYA: Around 100 individuals from every state in the country gathered in front of the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur to demand a 30% leniency in withdrawing from their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1.
Secretary-general of the Pertubuhan Gagasan Inovasi Rakyat Malaysia (PGIRM) Putri Fira Affandi called for these contributions have to be transferred to the contributor’s bank account or Flexible Account expeditiously, Harian Metro reported.
“We demand equal rights for underfunded contributors with balances below RM20,000 and those who no longer have any balance,” she was quoted as saying.
The rally also submitted a memorandum listing their demands to a few Members of Parliament such as Kubang Kerian MP Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man and Pendang MP Datuk Awang Hashim.
Tuan Ibrahim showed his support toward the memorandum, noting the current state of the nation’s economy and the rising cost of living.
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