Month: November 2018

The NUPW in the Nineties: Plantation Workers in Malaysia

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This paper reviews the history of the National Union of Plantation Workers from its origins in the uncertainties of the political outcome of the end of the British colonial administrations in the Malayan peninsular through to the dramatic changes taking place in the Federation of Malaysia as that country fast reaches industrialised status. … Read More >The NUPW in the Nineties: Plantation Workers in Malaysia

Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) 1949-81 : A Study of a National Labour Centre

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This is a study about the trade union movement in colonial and early post-colonial Malaysia. This is done by examining the role and development of the country’s national labour centre, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), and in particular, its leadership from 1949 to 1981. … Read More >Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) 1949-81 : A Study of a National Labour Centre

Revitalizing the Malaysian Trade Union Movement: The Case of the Electronics Industry

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The article sets out to analyse the difficulties facing the Malaysian trade union movement in the early 21st century, focusing on the low union density and poor organization of one of the key manufacturing industries: the foreigncontrolled electronics component industry … Read More >Revitalizing the Malaysian Trade Union Movement: The Case of the Electronics Industry

Transforming Industrial Relations : the Case of the Malaysian Auto Industry

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The development of the auto industry was followed by the formation and centralisation of an industrial relations system, generated by its two key actors in the 1970s: the automobile workers union (TEAIEU, later NUTEAIW) and the the Motor Vehicle Assemblers Association (MVAA) … Read More >Transforming Industrial Relations : the Case of the Malaysian Auto Industry