Unions aligned with the Labour Law Reform Coalition are moving to establish a new trade federation, following the recent temporary dissolution of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).

According to Gopal Kishnam Nadesan, who is affiliated with the National Union of Transport Equipment and Allied Industry Workers (NUTEAIW), the proposed body known as the Malaysian Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU) has already set up a pro-tem committee.

In a statement today, he said MFTU is expecting to...