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Here’s How Employers in Malaysia Prevent Workers From Unionising
38 mins
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15:00, 6 Feb 2025
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Guest: Ng Yap Hwa, Assistant General Secretary, Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC)
The rate of unionisation among workers in Malaysia is at an abysmal 6%. This is one of the key reasons why wages in Malaysia are incredibly low.
But why is this the case? What’s preventing workers in Malaysia from organising themselves to have greater bargaining power?
Recently, the Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC) published a paper titled The Challenges of Workers’ Organising in Malaysia. It’s a detailed report on the kinds of labour rights violations and union-busting tactics by big businesses and employers in Malaysia.
We unpack this paper with one of the authors, Ng Yap Hwa who is the Assistant General Secretary of the Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC).
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
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Here’s How Employers in Malaysia Prevent Workers From Unionising
38 mins
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15:00, 6 Feb 2025
Guest: Ng Yap Hwa, Assistant General Secretary, Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC)
The rate of unionisation among workers in Malaysia is at an abysmal 6%. This is one of the key reasons why wages in Malaysia are incredibly low.
But why is this the case? What’s preventing workers in Malaysia from organising themselves to have greater bargaining power?
Recently, the Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC) published a paper titled The Challenges of Workers’ Organising in Malaysia. It’s a detailed report on the kinds of labour rights violations and union-busting tactics by big businesses and employers in Malaysia.
We unpack this paper with one of the authors, Ng Yap Hwa who is the Assistant General Secretary of the Labour Solidarity and Learning Resources Association (LLRC).
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
union
mtuc
trade union
workers rights
migrant workers
labour rights
minimum wage
low wages
organising
union busting
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