An appeal to the government

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Some of the demonstrators
KOTA KINABALU:Thousands of recreation club employees held a peaceful demonstration  at Venition Club, Penampang to appeal to Sabah Chief Minister to allow the continuation of slot machine license.

According to a statement released by the organisers, with the discontinuance of the license some 10,000 people would be affected.

The peaceful demonstration lead by the President of the Persatuan Kebajikan Pekerja Pekerja Kelab Rekreasi Sabah (PKPKRS) Yap How Nam saw participation by employees of the sports and recreation clubs in Kota Kinabalu.

According to the PKPPKRS President they wanted to send a message to the Sabah Chief Minister and they want to be heard.

"We have sent letter to arrange for an appointment and memorandum of staff petition to the Chief Minister but there was no written response. It is quite disappointing that the voices of “rakyat” are being ignored and neglected," he said adding that this was not the  This is not the “UBAH” they wanted.

"We have voted for a better future with the new government and yet we all losing our jobs by those we have put trust and voted,"Yap stated.
The peaceful demonstration

“Many of our colleagues are worried, not just about themselves but also their families. They are stressed, yet we read these statements in the media knocking us down day by day. It is as if the workers welfare and feeling don’t matter. Why us? If the state government wants to close down all the gambling den in Sabah, why not close the rest of the sports toto/4D outlets too? Why only slot machines?"

The peaceful demonstration lasted for an hour which started with employees singing the national anthem “Negaraku” followed by “Sabah Tanahairku”.

Recently, the Sabah state government announced that they will no longer be renewing trade licences for slot machines.

It is common knowledge that a substantial amount of revenue derived from gaming activities are used to offset the overall cost of operations such as utilities, staff salaries, subsidizing the club members’ benefits on using the facilities in the club as well as the food and beverage outlets. Most of the active trade licences expire at the end of the year, which effectively leave the clubs in financial limbo when 2020 comes around.-pr/MSN

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