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PSM's 12th Congress resolutions

Malaysian Socialist Party - June 9, 2010

PSM's 12th Congress, held in Kuala Lumpur, ended with the support of our delegates and observers for the following 18 resolutions:

1. PSM rejects the New Economic Model that is centered around the interests of capitalists. We demand a welfare state for Malaysia.

2. PSM demands that the rights and welfare of workers be protected by taking the following steps:

Enactment of a Minimum Wage Act

Bank Negara must play a more active role in solving the people's problems during the economic crisis

Stop retrenchment of workers during the economic crisis

Protecting the rights of migrant workers

3. PSM strongly opposes the Goods & Services Tax (GST), a tax that will impoverish the people.

4. PSM demands the abolition of draconian acts including the ISA, AUKU, OSA and PPPA.

5. PSM opposes all neo-liberal attempts by the ruling authorities to decrease social spending and transfer financial burden onto the people. PSM demands for:

Subsidies for essential goods

Cancellation of all plans for an oil hike

Nationalisation of all oil and gas resources in Malaysia

Abolition of the toll

6. PSM strongly opposes the privatisation of public services including water and healthcare. PSM also demands for free education for all, including free tertiary education; as well as decent housing for the people.

7. PSM condemns PERKASA which uses racial politics to manipulate and divide the people.

8. PSM demands that the government take concrete action to protect the environment including:

1. Stopping all environmentally destructive projects
2. Stopping all plans to build a nuclear power plant
3. Remove existing environmentally destructive and health-threatening radioactive waste in Perak.
4. PSM also supports the struggle of the residents of Bukit Koman in stopping cyanide contamination by gold mines

9. PSM opposes the issuing of football betting licenses which create opportunities for crony capitalists to fool the people for their money.

10. PSM demands a government administration that is clean, transparent, democratic and that can take the following actions:

Strongly oppose the right of PDRM officers to kill
Oppose PDRM's actions in preventing and disrupting public demonstrations by the people
Eradicate corruption, cronyism and nepotism in all government levels including Federal, State and Local.
SPRM and SPR be made independent and free from all political influence and manipulation

11. PSM demands Local Governments and also that Pakatan Rakyat hold Local Government Elections

12. PSM demands laws preventing people's representatives from party-hopping.

13. PSM demands the government recognise the refugee status and protect the rights of refugees.

14. PSM demands the government adopt the Yogyakarta Principles, a set of International Human Rights Laws in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity.

15. PSM condemns Israel's attack on ships bringing aid into Gaza and demands Israel stop the blockade of Gaza.

16. PSM strongly opposes US attempts to stop the growth of socialism in Latin America by intimidating Venezuela with their military bases in Colombia.

17. PSM strongly opposes the actions of Abhisit's government in Thailand in cruelly repressing the pro-democracy Red Shirts movement.

18. PSM supports peoples' struggles around the world in resisting the attacks of capitalist governments on social welfare for the people during the global economic crisis.