He said in a memorandum that the proposed relocation of the court to Ampang would burden people as the area had lesser public transport, and this will make matters worse for workers who have to attend court hearings.

“The victims of unfair dismissals from the lower-income group will find it difficult to attend court hearings in the new location at Wisma Perkeso.

“The current location (The Straits Building) has more public transport such as buses and KTM Komuter service,” he said in the memorandum.

The Industrial Court in Jalan Mahkamah Persekutuan is scheduled to be relocated by April next year, following a notice to vacate.

The union had earlier marched with about 20 people from the current Industrial Court building to the Dewan Rakyat to hand over the memorandum to the Human Resource Ministry.

MTUC Secretary-General Gopal Kishnam said the union had sent many letters to the ministry, but had only received a letter with excuses which were deemed unacceptable.

Gopal said the lack of parking space in the current location was not really an issue as most workers attended court hearings using public transport.

“MTUC feels that the issue of inadequate parking space can be resolved if the authorities can find an alternative place around the vicinity of the court such as the Dataran Merdeka parking space and such.

“Furthermore, only a small group of workers drive to the court. Therefore, the lack of parking space shouldn’t be a serious issue.”

Abdullah Sani also said that by allowing the court to stay at its current premises, it will preserve the heritage building.

“The current building is a heritage building as it is 110 years old and was built in 1905.

“This historical building has became the pride of workers, especially those who have successfully received justice at the court.”