All news: Malaysia

ASEAN seminar highlights growing links between trade, labour rights and competitiveness

ASEAN governments, workers and employers, supported by the ILO, examine how stronger implementation of fundamental labour rights can help the region respond to changing trade and supply-chain requirements and support sustainable competitiveness.

Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

Inclusive policies and social dialogue key to navigating AI transformation in Asian labour markets

Regional Policy Dialogue considers policy approaches to harness artificial intelligence while addressing inequality, digital divides and changing skills needs.

EU-ILO training

Malaysian government officials strengthen skills to negotiate bilateral labour migration agreements

Training, delivered with the support from the European Union (EU) through the PROTECT project, draws on international labour standards and global guidance to strengthen protections for migrant workers, including women workers.

Labour migration

New migrant worker resource centre supports decent work for migrant fishers in Malaysia

The ILO Ship to Shore Rights South-East programme will expand access to information and assistance for migrant workers in Selangor and Perak, with the support of the European Union.

New digital tool helps Malaysian employers strengthen occupational safety and health

A safe and healthy workplace is a fundamental right. In Malaysia, a new digital tool is helping employers assess risks, strengthen compliance, and extend that protection to every worker.

Domestic workers

15 stories for 15 years of the Domestic Workers Convention

This collection brings together stories from across Asia and the Pacific to highlight progress made and the ongoing importance of protecting domestic workers’ rights and advancing decent work in the care economy.

Cross-regional dialogue platform launched on social protection for migrant workers along the Asia–Gulf corridor

The launch of the platform, co-chaired by the Philippines and the GCC Executive Bureau, sends a powerful message: effective social protection for migrant workers can only be achieved through dialogue and partnership between countries of origin and...

ILO report highlights progress and gaps in maternity benefits across ASEAN

New analysis finds expanded maternity protection across the region, while calling for stronger efforts to close coverage gaps and improve benefit adequacy for all women.

Statement

International Labour Organization statement on promoting fair and effective recruitment in Malaysia

Malaysia advances worker safety and health through ILO standards

Malaysia is strengthening occupational safety and health (OSH) as it advances implementation of key ILO Conventions.

Employment in Focus blog series

Navigating Generative AI’s transformations in ASEAN labour markets

ILO employment specialists in Asia analyse the impact by sector, occupation, gender, and education level and explore implications for future policy responses

Malaysian trade unions strengthen inclusive organizing for women and migrant workers

Efforts are underway among trade unions in Malaysia to build more representative unions and improve their ability to address the needs and challenges faced by workers, including women and migrant workers.

Labour migration

Survey highlights challenging conditions faced by migrant workers in Asia’s fishing and seafood processing industries

A ground-breaking ILO report highlights systemic nature of labour rights challenges and need for continued efforts to ensure decent work in South-East Asia’s blue economy.

Labour migration

Domestic workers in Malaysia strengthen collective push for a weekly day off

Domestic worker leaders and civil society organizations are stepping up collective advocacy to secure a 24-hour weekly day off as a labour right for all domestic workers in Malaysia.

Labour migration

From the production floor to collective action

In Malaysia’s electronics sector, women migrant workers are coming together to build leadership, confidence and a shared voice at work.

Rapid ageing reshapes jobs, growth and inclusion in Asia and the Pacific

ILO-EU forum urges collective solutions to ensure demographic change drives decent work and inclusive growth.

Workers in Malaysia enhance their understanding of responsible business conduct

Training introduces workers’ representatives to responsible business conduct and the labour pillar of Malaysia’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.

Practical guide explains key terms on labour rights, supply chains and trade

Designed for a wide audience, the guide promotes shared understanding of fundamental rights at work across supply chains.

News

From classroom to the world of work: Advancing responsible business through academia in Malaysia

An ILO–USIM dialogue explored practical ways for universities to equip students with knowledge on responsible business conduct and labour rights in an evolving world of work.

Malaysia plans strengthened response to forced labour

A proposed new national action plan will help Malaysia reach its goal of eliminating forced labour by 2030.