1m trade union membership target achieved ahead of schedule

Over one million trade union members have been recorded as of Oct 30, well ahead of the original 2025 target, said Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar.

“This achievement is something to be proud of, especially for the ministry, which expects more workers to join trade unions,” he told a press conference after attending the 2023 National Trade Union Assembly in Putrajaya yesterday.

He said the number needs to be increased to ensure the union membership ratio is half of the total number of workers in the country.

“We have 16 million workers. If it reaches a ratio of half of the total (workers), it will be quite an encouraging ratio,” Sivakumar said.

Meanwhile, he said any employee who was terminated or whose work was affected following the boycotts against companies with alleged links to Israel could make a complaint to the ministry.

“They do have the right to make a complaint to the ministry. We will look into this matter,” he said.

He added that, so far, the Human Resources Ministry has not received any report regarding the matter.

- Bernama

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