Improving labour laws and labour administration for new industrial relations framework in full respect of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work

The government of Malaysia has embarked on an overhaul of its industrial relations system through a holistic review and revision of its main labour acts and accompanying institutional and policy reforms in a number of key areas covering freedom of association, union organization and collective bargaining; forced labour, trafficking and migrant workers; child labour; and employment discrimination, to ensure conformity with international obligations and with a view to bringing the industrial relations system in line with the overall transformation process of the country. The project has been developed in response to a request by the government for the ILO to assist in this endeavour, in consultation with the tripartite partners. The project specifically addresses the areas of freedom of association, union organization and collective bargaining; and employment discrimination.

Project symbol

MYS/16/01/USA

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

01/10/2016

End date

31/12/2026

Total allocation

3581539

Total expenditure

Status

Active

3581539

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs

Country/Countries

Malaysia

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice