Perjuangan mogok kerja ladang Asahan

Pada bulan Julai 1965, para pekerja Asahan Estate sepakat untuk menyatakan bantahan keras mereka terhadap pembuatan menukar cara menimbang susu gerah yang dilakukan oleh pihak majikan dengan mogok timbang susu getah dan mogok kerja sehari. … Read More >Perjuangan mogok kerja ladang Asahan

The 1947 Kedah Strike

The climax of the situation was reached where the police opened fire on workers in one estate in Kedah. This incident clearly marked a watershed in labour relations and signalled more serious collusion between employers (and now) the security forces than had hitherto been the case. … Read More >The 1947 Kedah Strike

The 1941 Klang Estate Workers’ Strikes

When the strikes continued to spread, a state of emergency was declared in Selangor state on 16 May, the troops were reinforced and four strikers were killed after a confrontation arising from the arrest of two men on the Sungei Sedu estate. … Read More >The 1941 Klang Estate Workers’ Strikes

Migrant workers in the Malaysian electronics industry

In 1973, when the Electrical Industry Workers’ Union (EIWU) attempted to organise workers in the emergent electronics sector, the government banned it. The basis for this was the internationally unique distinction between an ‘electrical sector’ and an ‘electronics sector’. … Read More >Migrant workers in the Malaysian electronics industry