Labour coalition: Amend law to let migrants become union leaders

The Labour Law Reform Coalition (LLRC) is calling for all workers in Malaysia, including foreign nationals, to be given the opportunity to become trade union office bearers.

In a memorandum to the Human Resources Ministry yesterday, the coalition put forth seven demands for the Trade Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 to include the right for foreign nationals to hold union office.

The coalition, which represents 58 trade unions, labour rights NGOs, and migrant communities in Malaysia, stated this was a...