{"id":3725,"date":"2021-11-08T14:07:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T06:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/?page_id=3725"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:57:06","slug":"welcoming-speech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/?page_id=3725&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3725\" class=\"elementor elementor-3725\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af3c0c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"af3c0c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ef158a\" data-id=\"0ef158a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b27665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-seo_breadcrumbs_widget\" data-id=\"9b27665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-seo_breadcrumbs_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- This breadcrumbs Generated by [ SEO Breadcrumbs ] Plugin. --><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"breadcrumbs\"><ol id=\"breadcrumbs-style0\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\">\n\t  <li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" class=\"breadcrumbs-item\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n\t  <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\" title=\"Home\" class=\"crumb\">\n\t  <span itemprop=\"name\"><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t  <meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t  <\/a>\n\t  <\/li>\n<span class=\"separator\">\u203a<\/span>\n\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction seo_breadcrumbs(){var elem=document.getElementsByClassName(\"crumb\");elem[elem.length-1].setAttribute(\"class\",\"current\");};seo_breadcrumbs();\n<\/script>\n\n\n<!-- This breadcrumbs generated by [ SEO Breadcrumbs ] plugin, with in 0.012 milliseconds. -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03b40b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"03b40b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bf21bc\" data-id=\"6bf21bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0a23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf0a23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b192487 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b192487\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ef0680\" data-id=\"0ef0680\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a88b5\" data-id=\"b8a88b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d9b3f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2d9b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Assalamualaikum warahmatullahiwabarakatuh, Peace be upon you and Salam Malaysia Madani.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcome to the official portal of the Sarawak Labour Department.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">JTK Sarawak always moves in tandem with bringing organizational changes that continue to remain relevant in line with JTK Sarawak&#8217;s quality policy to provide excellent services that meet customer needs and constantly make improvements to improve service quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36dd200 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"36dd200\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a53a0\" data-id=\"36a53a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48dab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a48dab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aware of the importance of this portal as a vehicle for JTK Sarawak to get closer to the community, various information related to the services provided by JTK Sarawak are displayed. In addition, the public can also browse and obtain information related to labour affairs in Sarawak in addition to viewing photos and videos that showcase various Department&#8217;s latest activities, through the media platform and gallery provided in this portal.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">JTK Sarawak hopes that all the information displayed in this official portal can meet the needs of visitors in obtaining the latest information displayed from time to time related to the role of the Sarawak Labour Department in enforcing the country&#8217;s labour laws.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2def6b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2def6b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a6ca7\" data-id=\"67a6ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76579a8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76579a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The information in this portal has been organized and categorized into three (3) main categories according to roles, functions and services that can be used by customers, namely:<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13389 size-full\" style=\"color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Asset-11ve.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Asset-11ve.png 482w, https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Asset-11ve-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f636aa\" data-id=\"8f636aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efeeab elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3efeeab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visitors can explore the service information provided by JTK Sarawak as follows:<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<table style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #c2b59b;\">\n<td>Duty to Notify New Workplace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #9b8579;\">\n<td>Retrenchment of Employees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #726658;\">\n<td>Application for Labour Permit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #594a42;\">\n<td>Application to Employ Non-Resident Employee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #c49a6c;\">\n<td>Application of License for Private Employment Agency License<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #a97c50;\">\n<td>Labour Complaints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #8b5e3c;\">\n<td>Labour Claims<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #754c29;\">\n<td>Inspection of Workplaces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #603913;\">\n<td>Labour Advice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f10496c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f10496c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fb727b\" data-id=\"8fb727b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d18568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d18568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More information about the Minimum Wage Order 2024 which has come into force on 1 February 2025 can also be obtained on the official portal of this department.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This virtual sharing of information is expected to help complete knowledge related to labour to the general public, especially in Sarawak. Through this method it is also hoped that the pure desire of the government to ensure that service delivery can meet the wishes and expectations of customers.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official portal of this department is constantly updated to channel information in line with the latest developments. This department also very much welcomes the views and suggestions for improvement from the visitors of this portal in order to improve the quality of our services for all.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cc652e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1cc652e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc2f817\" data-id=\"fc2f817\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584f8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584f8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd31373 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd31373\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eca027\" data-id=\"9eca027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1c530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a1c530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assalamualaikum warahmatullahiwabarakatuh, Peace be upon you and Salam Malaysia Madani. Welcome to the official portal of the Sarawak Labour Department. JTK Sarawak always moves in tandem with bringing organizational changes that continue to remain relevant in line with JTK Sarawak&#8217;s quality policy to provide excellent services that meet customer needs and constantly make improvements to&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/?page_id=3725&#038;lang=en\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcoming Speech<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3722,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":3725,"ms":731},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3725"}],"version-history":[{"count":112,"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20538,"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3725\/revisions\/20538"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jtkswk.gov.my\/v2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}