workers' rights

HR minister urges workers to join trade unions for welfare protection

There are now 759 trade unions in Malaysia with 1,030,384 members

Postpone Gig Worker Bill to ensure thorough consultation, industry leaders urge govt

Stakeholders call for full consultation and clarity before December’s critical vote on landmark legislation aimed at protecting Malaysia's gig workers

Nation’s improved Tier 2 human trafficking ranking ‘dangerously misleading’, says activist

Study may send ‘wrong message’ to investors who may not anticipate issues with migrant workers’ rights as nation is still at Rating 5 level in ITUC report

Disciplinary issues not an excuse to slash workers’ salaries, says HR minister 

Employers have been urged to follow proper procedure when deducting workers’ salaries as stipulated under the Employment Act, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.

Labour unions welcome Sim’s appointment to HR Ministry, pro-worker plans

Labour unions have welcomed newly minted Human Resources Minister Steven Sim’s appointment and the worker-centric direction he has set for the ministry.

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E-hailing driver lured to palm plantation before being murdered, prosecution reveals

The prosecution in the trial of six policemen and a civilian who are charged with killing an e-hailing driver will adduce to show that the murder took place on January 13, 2023, where the deceased was lured out of a hotel in Tawau and ordered to drive with others in a car to an oil palm plantation where he was killed.

Shuhaily new Bukit Aman CID director

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain has been appointed as the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director effective August 30

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