Trade Union Training Workshop on Trade Justice

 

The Public Services International (PSI), Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation (MNS) organised a Training Workshop on Trade Justice from 20-22 April 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. The aim of this Training is to increase the capacity of union leaders in Malaysia to take positions and develop a national strategy to campaign against the Free Trade Agenda and for Trade Justice.

This 2-day Training Workshop was held at the Regal Park Hotel, in Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. It was followed by a Press Conference at the Kuala Lumpur And Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) on the morning of 22 April.

The meeting had around 25 trade union participants from key sectors to be affected by trade and investment issue. Datuk Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal, Secretary General of Asean Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC) was invited to participate at this Workshop to share his experience with these issues and the role of ASETUC in raising regional issues of interest to labour.

The focus of this workshop was on the linkages between Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and privatisation, low wages, contractualisation and the digital economy. This is of special relevance for unions in the education sector that are facing and challenging privatisation and informalisation of working conditions.