Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
The supreme body of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress is the triennial delegates conference. Affiliated unions send between 1 to 42 delegates to the conference depending on their membership. The conference, normally held over two days, scrutinizes the activities of the Congress, elects the Principal Officials and decides on policies and the action programme.
The Working Committee comprises of the principal officer bearers who are the President, Deputy President, Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Finance Secretary, Deputy Finance Secretary and 11 Vice Presidents. Out of the 11, 6 Vice-Presidents are elected representing private sector unions, 3 representing public sector unions and 3 representing statutory bodies. The chairperson of the Women’s and Youth wings, who are elected at the women’s and youth delegates conference respectively, are also recognised as Vice-Presidents and sit on the Working Committee. The Working Committee implements the decisions of the Delegates Conference and the General Council.
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