Gig Workers Bill aligns with int'l standards - NGO

The Gig Workers Bill 2025, which was tabled for its first reading at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, offers a balanced and forward-looking framework that benefits workers and platform operators, said the North South Initiative (NSI).

The labour rights organisation said it believes the proposed Bill sets out a roadmap that is equitable for all actors involved when compared to other labour-related laws and practices.

“The proposed bill includes the four pillars of the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Agenda - the right to work, rights at work, promotion of social dialogue, and extending social protection.

“It provides the mechanisms to balance the protections of both workers and platform providers, equitable distribution of profits, social dialogue, and a fair and effective dispute resolution mechanism,” NSI said in a statement today.

It added that the bill would ensure industrial harmony and result in lower operating costs for platform operators.

As the gig economy is dynamic, it said the bill would empower social dialogue via the proposed consultative council, which would continuously monitor arising issues and propose improvements and amendments to the bll.

The organisation also defended the bill’s development process, pointing out that the Human Resources Ministry has been organising roadshows and consultations, and listened to thousands of gig workers and various platform operators since last year.

“As per NSI’s experience of policy making and advocacy over the past 15 years, we can affirm that there has never been a law tabled in Malaysia with such transparency and participatory engagement as per this Gig Workers Bill,” the organisation added.

- Bernama

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