Govt does not need stakeholders’ consent to change labour law


The Human Resources Ministry headed by M. Kulasegaran asserts it is not required to obtain the agreement of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) or the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (Act 177). – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 20, 2019.

THE Human Resources Ministry today said it was not required to obtain the agreement of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) or the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (Act 177).

In a statement today, it said the International Labour Organisation Convention No. 144 (C144) on Tripartite Consultation required only that the government had consultation with the employer and employee representatives.


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