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Malaysia trade unions gain collective bargaining and wage negotiation skills
Training builds capacity of trade union members in a number of key industrial sectors on fundamental principles and rights at work.
Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers through Empowerment and Advocacy
Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy (MWEA) project aims to ensure that the rights of migrant workers are protected in Malaysia.
Migrant workers' rights
New ILO initiative to help protect migrant worker wages in Malaysia
Wage protections for women and men migrant workers in Malaysia a key focus of new phase of the International Labour Organization’s Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy project.
ILO Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) Map
The ILO delivers assistance directly to migrant workers and their communities through a network of Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) across the ASEAN region. These MRCs are managed in partnership with government institutions, trade unions 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...
Report
Enhancing standard employment contracts for migrant workers in the plantation and domestic work sectors in Malaysia
This paper was prepared for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the use and application of standard contracts for migrant workers in the domestic and plantation sectors in Malaysia. The paper identifies areas where use and application of standard...
Report
Malaysia: Review of admission and recruitment practices of Indonesian workers in the plantation and domestic work sectors and related...
Indonesian workers have provided the bulk of the workforce for the plantation and the domestic work sectors in Malaysia, thereby making a significant contribution to the Malaysian economy over the years. This study on the admission and recruitment...
COVID-19: Impact on migrant workers and country response in Malaysia
Country brief prepared by the ILO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers, and country responses.
Migrant workers' rights
Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers through Empowerment and Advocacy (MWEA)
Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy (MWEA) project aims to ensure that the rights of migrant workers are protected in Malaysia.