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TRADE UNION TRAINING ON INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT FOR UNION ORGANISATION, RESEARCH

AND EDUCATION

COURSE A3-01269.

(9 25 MARCH 2009)

TURIN, ITALY

COUNTRY REPORT ON MALAYSIA

BY

NASRIFAH BINTI SUKARNI

MTUC - MALAYSIA

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Brief note of the state of trade unions, including extend of unionization, number ofnational centers, structure and organisation of trade unions, main challenges facing

the trade union movement.

Trade union density in Malaysia is considered low. The decline in density is due to severalfactors (i.e. lowered worker interest, more ro!emloyer legal environment, toughereconomic environment and growth of human resource management".

Year #$$% #$$& '%%% '%%' '%% '%%)

Density $.*&+ $.'+ .-+ -.&+ .-+ .-+

umber of membershi and trade unions in Malaysia from '%%' to '%%)Year Unions Membership

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'%%& )'# )#,#)%'%%) )*# -%#,&-&

Population '%%&').#* million

'%%)').) million

'%%'.# million

'%#%/

Total LabourForce #%.-$ million #%.' million #%.$ million

0ro1ection##.$ million

/lthough, the number of unions has been steadily increasing but Malaysian unions aregenerally small ! mostly are newly registered unions are in!house unions because by the#$-%s, a national union already existed in each of the ma1or industries in the country2fragmented i.e. based on trades, occuations, industries and establishments and regionali.e. 0eninsular Malaysia, 3abah and 3arawak. This is due to the strict re4uirements of the

Trade 5nion /ct #$&$.

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UNION %# # )- $ &%# ) &*# &)* &-# )## )'# )*#

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Number o! National "enters

The Malaysian Trade 5nion 6ongress (MT56" and the 6ongress of 5nions of 7mloyees inThe 0ublic and 6ivil 3ervices (6570/63" have both been recognised as national trade unioncenters (T56" by the Malaysian 8overnment.

MTU" is registered in #$&% as a society underthe 3ocieties /ct #$)). Membershi of MT56 isavailable to any emloyee union whether in theublic sector or in the rivate sector.

&%%,%%%members

9'*-a:liates;

('%%)"

www.mtuc.org.my

"UEPA" is a federation of trade unions ofgovernment emloyees unions based in0eninsular Malaysia. federations thereof, and was re!registeredunder the T5/ #$&$. Membershi is restricted toublic sector emloyee unions.

#'%,%%%members

('%%)"

www.cueacs.org.my

MEF # The Malaysian7mloyers ?ederation isthe emloyers@e4uivalent of theMT56.


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$%& tructure ' Or(ani)ation o! Tra*e Unions

5nions in Malaysia are categorized as follows !(a" 0ublic sector emloyees@ unions ! consists of civil services, the statutory bodies

and the local authorities,(b" 0rivate sector emloyees@ unions ! consists of either national or in!house unions,(c" 7mloyers@ unions.

3tructure of national unions in Malaysia is as follow !

ational 7xecutive 6ouncil (76" /c4uisitions, right!sizing and

downsizing.(*" Hegislative framework unfavorable national labour laws since #$)%s.(" 6ometence Headershi should be dynamic, innovative and have strong sense of

direction (i.e. forward looking for the future of the union".(&" 5nion 0ublic Eelations (0E" to ublicize the ositive things that 5nions do for

emloyees and for society as a whole.()" Crganising the 8eneration I (#$-%s" also called, as Jknowledge workersK are

tyically not interested in trade union. Therefore, the failure to mobilize young eolewill have greater conse4uence in the years to come.

(" Crganising the migrant workers Aith about million migrant workers, ma1ority ofthem are not organised due to 8overnment olicy

(-" Delivery of service to members 5nions have to set high standards of delivery onmembers@ grievances, use of develoment" for members($" Guman Eesource Management GE managersLsecialists are getting better in their1obs.

(#%"More than )%% trade unions in Malaysia, why not all these unions are reresented byMT56

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Descrition of the useLalication of information technology within their trade union andwithin labour movement in their country, including JneedsK identi=cation in the context of


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(b" JThe role and resonsibilities of trade unions what@s changing, what@s notK byMaimunah /minuddin. This aer was resented at the MT56L/6

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