KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The Human Resources Ministry questioned today the Malaysian Trade Unions Congress (MTUC) for demanding labour law amendments, suggesting it had ulterior motives. It said MTUC’s insistence that the government ratify the International Labour Organisation's Convention No. 87...
Friday, 08 Nov 2019 02:31 PM MYTThe ministry labelled MTUC’s claim that amendments to streamline labour laws will weaken the bargaining power of existing trade unions as baseless. ― Bernama pic
“The provisions under the current law do not allow more than one trade union in a workplace, creating a monopoly and manipulation by certain trade union leaders,” said the ministry in a statement. “There is a possibility for it to go even lower if workers are not empowered to exercise their rights to establish and join unions freely,” it said.
C87 is one of two conventions by the ILO currently focused on by Malaysia, the other being the Convention No. 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining 1949, which was ratified by the country in 1961. “This means only trade unions based on industry can be established and unions based on occupation, trade and establishment can no longer be in existence.
“Under the Trades Union Act 1959, workers may form a general union without confining to any particular trade, occupation, or industry, with existing unions permitted to amend their constitutions to enable them to represent more workers without confining them to any restrictions.
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