Dress code in line with Rukun Negara, Cuepacs tells DAP MP
Adnan Mat reminded Ngeh Koo Ham that asking people to be decently attired when visiting government offices is a reasonable request.
PETALING JAYA: Cuepacs today took offence with Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham’s comment about the strict dress code imposed at government offices, saying such a requirement is in line with the Rukun Negara.
The umbrella body for civil service unions said asking people to be decently attired when visiting government offices is a reasonable request which no political party should politicise.
Cuepacs president Adnan Mat urged Ngeh and others not to play up the issue when Malaysians were generally able to dress up decently when in government offices, with a few exceptions.
“Here, it is unfair for him (Ngeh) to give an example of a farmer wearing shorts, Orang Asli in their traditional attire or the poor who do not have enough money to buy decent clothing in questioning the rule.
“We are confident that Malaysians accept the standard dressing etiquette and would not go against it on purpose.
“The examples given by Ngeh have insulted the groups he has mentioned as they are all ‘cultured people’,” he said in a statement today.
At the same time, Adnan said civil servants should also use their discretion to assess the situation before denying anyone services for reasons such as this.
Yesterday, Ngeh urged the government to act against department heads for denying service to the public who needed their service due to the strict dress code.
He claimed there are no laws giving powers to government officers to prescribe attire for those seeking services at government offices.
Government offices typically ban open-toed footwear, T-shirts and “revealing” outfits, with recent reports showing people being turned away for not meeting the dress code.
PETALING JAYA: Cuepacs today took offence with Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham’s comment about the strict dress code imposed at government offices, saying such a requirement is in line with the Rukun Negara.
The umbrella body for civil service unions said asking people to be decently attired when visiting government offices is a reasonable request which no political party should politicise.
Cuepacs president Adnan Mat urged Ngeh and others not to play up the issue when Malaysians were generally able to dress up decently when in government offices, with a few exceptions.
“Here, it is unfair for him (Ngeh) to give an example of a farmer wearing shorts, Orang Asli in their traditional attire or the poor who do not have enough money to buy decent clothing in questioning the rule.
“We are confident that Malaysians accept the standard dressing etiquette and would not go against it on purpose.
“The examples given by Ngeh have insulted the groups he has mentioned as they are all ‘cultured people’,” he said in a statement today.
At the same time, Adnan said civil servants should also use their discretion to assess the situation before denying anyone services for reasons such as this.
Yesterday, Ngeh urged the government to act against department heads for denying service to the public who needed their service due to the strict dress code.
He claimed there are no laws giving powers to government officers to prescribe attire for those seeking services at government offices.
Government offices typically ban open-toed footwear, T-shirts and “revealing” outfits, with recent reports showing people being turned away for not meeting the dress code.
Any reasonable person will agree that to dress decently while visiting government departments is the correct thing. The problem is the interpretation on what is "decent". We have had instances of security guards playing the role of a moral policeman in the past.
ReplyDeleteAdnan Mat must ensure unions under CUEPACS umbrella follow a common and standard guideline to avoid any arbitrary power play by security guards.
The worst incident has been hospital security guards refusing entry to a family member bringing in a patient to a hospital emergency room.
ReplyDeleteA person bringing in a patient facing a grave medical emergency will simply come as they were - to bar a person for not meeting a "dress code" is a most unprofessional act.