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Paper workers picket for collective agreement in Malaysia

29 October, 2026Malaysian workers picketed paper company Best Eternity Recycling Technology (BERT) in Banting, Selangor, on 28 October, demanding a fair collective agreement. Around 80 union members and supporters joined the action, as negotiations drag on without a settlement.

Asia-Pacific unions unite for workers’ rights

23 October, 2026Sixty trade union leaders from across Asia-Pacific met in Kuala Lumpur from 11 to 13 October 2026. They gathered for meetings of the AP women’s committee and AP Executive Committee, followed by the AP thematic meeting on trade.

From plantation to factory floor: rubber and tire unions unite in Bangkok

21 October, 2026Rubber and tire unions from eight countries met in Bangkok, Thailand, on 19 and 20 October 2026 to take on the struggles they share. They sang, called out their union slogans and pledged to stand by colleagues fighting for their rights in Indonesia.

Unions at BASF push for global dialogue

14 October, 2026Unions representing BASF workers in Asia, Europe and Latin America met in Kuantan, Malaysia, on 10 October. Restructuring and job cuts are hitting workers from Germany to Argentina, and the unions recommited to their joint position seeking global recognition and dialogue with the company.

From cobalt mines to car plants: the fight to organize

10 October, 2026Put 120 trade unionists from around the world in a room for two days and you get a clear picture of what workers are up against and how they are fighting back. At the global organizing conference in Kuala Lumpur on 8-9 October, the stories came from garment factories in India, cobalt mines in DR Congo, battery plants in Hungary and car plants in Alabama. The countries were different. The challenges were strikingly similar.

Just transition advances through collective bargaining

9 September, 2026At a September 2-3 workshop in Jakarta, IndustriALL Global Union affiliates from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines adopted a just transition commitment template to be signed by unions and employers, to be practised at the workplace and national levels.

Combatting forced labour in the electronics sector through social dialogue

11 August, 2026Migrant workers are among those most exposed to forced labour risks in the electronics sector. That was the finding of IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. They met with employers, government authorities and the ILO in July and August. Recurring issues across the industry included retention of identity documents, excessive recruitment fees and gaps in social security registration. Participants agreed on the need for stronger labour inspection. They also called for joint training on forced labour indicators across the electronics supply chain.

Flex faces investor scrutiny over Malaysia union busting ahead of AGM

27 July, 2026Institutional investors are being urged to press Flex Ltd. on union suppression at its Penang, Malaysia plant, as the electronics manufacturer prepares for its annual general meeting in Austin, Texas, on 5 August.

Malaysian workers vote for union — Boeing fights back

21 April, 2026Workers at Boeing Composites Malaysia (BCM) voted overwhelmingly to join a union in December 2025, but the company is refusing to accept the result and has taken the case to court in an attempt to overturn it.

IndustriALL files ILO complaint against Malaysia over systemic union busting

30 March, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has filed a formal complaint with the ILO committee on freedom of association (CFA) against the Federal Government of Malaysia, documenting a deeply alarming pattern of union busting across 12 companies in the electronics, semiconductor, aerospace, automotive and paper sectors.