The ministry referred to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Convention 144 (C144) – Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention 1976, as mentioned by the MTUC and the MEF – which Malaysia had ratified in 2002. “The MEF submitted their comments on the amendment to Act 177 on Jan 9 and Aug 25. The ministry also dared the MTUC and the MEF to tell Malaysians which provisions of the Bill they agree or disagree with, and why. “The ministry hopes the above explanation will put to rest unwarranted claims by the MTUC and the MEF that the amendments to Act 177 need to be endorsed by them. The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2019 was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 7.

Source: New Strait Times October 20, 2019 04:18 UTC