Retired civil servants urged to join association
Published on: Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Sandakan: Retired government servants have been urged to join the Sabah Government Pensioners Association (PPKS) to fight for their common interests.Its president Datuk Wilfred Lingham said of the 51,000 pensioners from the government sector, including Federal and State, only 3,400 were PPKS members."We have targeted the membership to reach 5,100 or approximately 10 per cent of the pensioners by April next year," said Lingham at the 'Grow old gracefully with Dignity' workshop held at Harbour Square here Tuesday.
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"Hopefully, a better result will be yielded, with a strong membership in the near future," said Lingham, who is concerned about the survival of the low income members during this economically difficult period."We will raise the situation and negotiate with the government to raise the yearly increment," said Lingham.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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