Malaysia resources

January 2024

  1. Support to Development of ASEAN Guidelines on Portability of Social Security Benefits for Migrant Workers

    9 March 2023 - 18 January 2024

    ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN is supporting the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers to develop ASEAN Guidelines on Portability of Social Security Benefits for Migrant Workers. The process is led by the Cambodia Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training with support from the ASEAN Secretariat and the ILO. The year-long process involves a series of consultations and training activities.

  2. © ILO 2024
    ASEAN delegates gain insights from Korea on social protection schemes

    Workshop highlights best practices and lessons learned in implementing Employment Injury and Insurance Schemes.

  3. Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia

    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026

    The project which is also known as the “Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration” project (PROTECT) aims to protect the rights of women migrant workers and migrant children in South-East Asia. Funded by the European Union, PROTECT is a joint project implemented by ILO, UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC. ILO is responsible for leading and coordinating the project.

December 2023

  1. Lifelong learning vital for workers and businesses to navigate Asia's skills landscape evolution

    Skills experts from across Asia make case for continuous learning in order to keep ahead of momentous changes taking place in workplaces.

  2. Call for Expressions of Interest: Final Independent Evaluation of the TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme

  3. © ILO 2024
    Realizing women migrant workers’ rights in ASEAN region – main outcomes

    At an InfoPoint organized by the European Commission, the ILO presented key results of the Safe and Fair project, which is part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative and implemented across ten countries in Southeast Asia.

  4. 3rd ILO-Korea TVET Forum programme

    Programme of the 3rd ILO-Korea TVET Forum: Skills Development for an Inclusive Future for Asia and the Pacific Region.

  5. Disability rights and domestic work in ASEAN

    In 2023 the ILO TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme conducted a study about the skills and working conditions of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the findings from which were published in the report Skilled to care, forced to work? Recognizing the skills profiles of migrant domestic workers in ASEAN amid forced labour and exploitation. This study asked 1,200 migrant domestic workers about care to persons with disabilities and about protection if they themselves acquire a disability. The study also surveyed 600 employers. This brief is based on the study’s findings.

November 2023

  1. © ILO 2024
    Actuarial capacity of social security institutions boosted in Asia and the Pacific

    Regional actuarial valuation training builds skills and management capacity for social security institutions in the region to support evidence-based policy making.

  2. Fostering decent employment opportunities through youth entrepreneurship

    The Promoting the Global Development Initiative with a Focus on South-South Cooperation in Employment in ASEAN organized a panel discussion titled "Youth Entrepreneurship: Fostering Decent Employment Opportunities" at the National Career and Productivity Fair 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to promote entrepreneurship development as a viable pathway for decent employment generation and a productive alternative for job seekers.