Mavcom chief salary of RM85,000 is shocking, says Penang MTUC

PETALING JAYA: The Penang division of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has expressed shock over Transport Minister Anthony Loke's revelation yesterday that the executive chairman of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) Gen (R) Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad (pix) is paid a monthly salary of RM85,000.
MTUC Penang secretary K Veeriah said workers are now wondering how much is paid to the chairpersons of other bodies such as the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and the Election Commission.
"Such inappropriate rates of pay, we take the liberty to contend, is a complete waste of the country's financial resources and, in the case of Mavcom, the RM1 that we pay for a flight," Veeriah was quoted by Malaysiakini as saying today.
"To put it in another perspective, we think it is immoral and devoid of any justification – why even criminal for a want of description."