KUALA LUMPUR: The appointment of two women as the new Industrial Court chairmen will not only fill in the long overdue vacancies but also bring the number of women appointed to the Industrial Court above 30%, says Steven Sim.

The Human Resources Minister said that the two new chairmen - former practising lawyers Pravin Kaur Jessy, 52, from Penang and Chow Siew Lin, 59, from Kuala Lumpur - will also be awarded four-year contracts to ensure “security of tenure”.