[By Charles Hector] Without highlighting wrongs, violations, issues and concerns, the struggle for better rights will not be known to others, meaning there will be no pressure on the government and employers to protect and improve labour rights in Malaysia. … Read More >The last breath of the labour movement? (Part 4)
[By Charles Hector] Many of the leaders of the labour movement were arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced. SA Ganapathy, for example, who was the first president of the 300,000-strong PMFTU, was hanged by the British in May 1949. … Read More >How the British suppressed the Malayan labour movement (Part 3)
[By Charles Hector] Traditionally, trade unions have been controlled by laws, first imposed by the British colonial administration. This practice was continued post-independence by their successors, the Umno-led BN. … Read More >The state of the labour movement in Malaysia (Part 1)