Trade Union In Malaysia



The trade union movement in malaysia has today changed its traditional role of merely promoting bread and butter issues of its members.

Trade union in malaysia. While the malaysian constitution guarantees the rights of all malaysians to form and join a trade union there are several restrictions imposed by the laws relating to trade unions i e. Mtuc activities are geared to promote equality. Despite the salary increase in 2019 workers remain in dire straits and the worst is yet to come said malaysian trade union congress mtuc secretary general j solomon he said the 4 4 hike in salary and wages in 2019 as reported by the statistics department yesterday merely represented an average.

While the malaysian constitution guarantees the rights of all malaysians to form and join a trade union there are several restrictions imposed by the laws relating to trade unions i e the trade unions act of 1959 and the industrial relations act of 1967. Public sector private sector and employers union. A trade union is an association of workman and employers which are occupied temporary or permanent in a trade or an occupation or an industry to follow lawful objectives such as association of university of malaya academic staff.

Workers remain in dire straits despite salary increase last year mtuc.