COMMENT | Farewell to a tireless and true defender of workers
Modified23 Feb 2021, 6:53 am
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COMMENT | The use of draconian trade union laws and the fostering of moderate trade unionism by the British and then by the post-independence government succeeded in breaking up militant post-war trade unionism in Malaysia.
The percentage of unionised workers dwindled sharply from over 67 percent to a pathetic six percent today, and radicalism among trade unionists declined woefully. However, occasionally, one could still find a trade unionist who was full of idealism, creativity in helping workers and prepared to sacrifice time and energy beyond the eight-hour call.