All publications: Malaysia

Green jobs

ASEAN: The Employment - Environment - Climate Nexus: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet

The Employment-Environment-Climate Nexus Factsheets are a series produced for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Factsheet provides key features of labour market and environmental sustainability performance in ASEAN, as well as vulnerability...

ILO Working paper 83

Labour protests during the pandemic : The case of hospital and retail workers in 90 countries

With a novel methodology searching news events from world’s largest news agencies via the online GDELT project, this report documents protest of key workers against their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in 90 countries.

Youth employment

Fact sheet of the Young Futuremakers Malaysia – Promoting the career progression of young women through up/reskilling in STEM, including...

ILO Working paper 81

Key workers in Malaysia during the pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian government prioritized health and economic stimulus packages for the sectors considered “key” for the economy and gave little recognition to the workers making contributions to the functioning of daily...

Spotlight Initiative

A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in...

The study reveals migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) in South-East Asia benefit from labour migration, yet experience discrimination.

Spotlight Initiative

The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in ASEAN

This brief draws from the findings of research titled "A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia", which aims to fill the gap in knowledge...

Forced labour

Forced labour and forced labour indicators for the rubber industry in Malaysia

It contains key points about: (1) what is forced labour; (2) related national legislations; and (3) indicators of forced labour and what companies should do.

Fact sheet

Making Just Transition Work through Stronger Workers’ Organizations in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

The project aims to improve the technical knowledge, managerial capacity and policy influence of workers’ organizations in Malaysia and Viet Nam.

Migrant workers' rights

Trade union-led Migrant Worker Resource Centres in ASEAN and Jordan: Case studies for protecting and organizing migrant workers

This paper features good approaches and innovations by trade union MRCs in five Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia and Thailand) as well as in Jordan. It...

ILO working paper 67

Social dialogue in the Public Services in selected ASEAN Countries

A comparative overview of the laws, institutions and practices in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

Labour migration

Key facts on working and employment conditions in the agriculture sector in Thailand

Migrant workers

Cost of recruitment in the Indonesia–Malaysia migration corridor: Employer perspectives from participating plantation companies

This study looks into the recruitment costs borne by select companies that employ migrant workers in Malaysian palm oil plantations. It examines the companies’ roles and the processes involved in the recruitment of migrant workers; identifies the...

Migrant workers

Measuring labour migration in ASEAN: Analysis from the ILO’s International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) Database

This report presents the latest statistics on international labour migration in ASEAN.

Migrant workers

Home truths: Access to adequate housing for migrant workers in the ASEAN region

The report highlights migrant worker living standards in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia and the steps needed to ensure decent and adequate accommodation.

Women’s entrepreneurship development

Gender-inclusive service provision: A quick guide for financial and business development services providers

This guide explains the benefits of targeting women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses and how to tailor products and service delivery to them. It provides step-by-step guidance for how to begin to incorporate gender-inclusive strategies into...

Facilitator’s manual

Training for Malaysian inspectors on forced labour, child labour and gender-based discrimination, violence and harassment in the workplace

This facilitator’s manual for Malaysian labour inspectors on forced labour, child labour and gender-based discrimination, violence and harassment in the workplace is developed to build the capacity of the labour inspectorate to enforce national...

Rebuilding Better: Assessment of women entrepreneurs’ needs and available support services during COVID-19 in Malaysia, Philippines and...

This report was prepared for the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 Project, supported by J.P. Morgan, in early 2021 to inform the project strategy and work plan. The report summarizes findings from a study of primary and...

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Recovery and labour migration in the post-pandemic future

Thematic background paper for the 14th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

Social protection

Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific

This regional report documents and analyses country experiences and lessons on the extension of social health protection coverage in the Asia and the Pacific region. It provides a detailed account of progress made, challenges encountered and...

Mapping of service provision to migrant workers in Peninsular Malaysia

The ILO has been working with trade unions and civil society partners in Malaysia since 2011 to provide migrant workers with counselling on labour rights, legal assistance, information, education, training and organizing. This mapping study was...