History of Trade Union in Malaysia

The Department of After the establishment The Act was

Trade Union Affairs of Malaysia on 16 amended and the
Malaysia formerly September 1963, the name of the Trade
known as the Trade Ordinance was Union Registration
Union Registration extended to Sabah on Office has been
Office was established 25 March 1965 and changed to the
in July 1946. This Sarawak on 19 August Department of Trade
department was to 1965. Union Affairs.
enforce the Trade
Union Enactment
1940 which came into
force in 1946.

1946 1965 1989

Following negotiations The Ordinance was
held between the revised by the Law
Government, Reform Commissioner
employers and trade in 1981 and renamed
unions, the Trade the Trade Union Act
Union Ordinance 1959 1959.
was enacted from 1
June 1959 to replace
the Trade Union
Enactment 1940.

1959 1981

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 Trade Union Statistics

AUGUST
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2019

Number of Unions: 735 Number of Unions: 734 Number of Unions: 751

Public Sector: 145 Public Sector: 147 Public Sector: 167
Private Sector: 485 Private Sector: 481 Private Sector: 497
Statutory Body: 105 Statutory Body: 106 Statutory Body: 87

Number of Unions: 706

Number of Unions: 729 Number of Unions: 742 Number of Unions: 759
Public Sector: 144
Public Sector: 146 Public Sector: 164 Public Sector: 169
Private Sector: 462
Private Sector: 478 Private Sector: 491 Private Sector: 503
Statutory Body: 100
Statutory Body: 105 Statutory Body: 87 Statutory Body: 87

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