THIS week I would like to focus on the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on trade unions and workers.
If Malaysia ratifies the TPPA, we will for the first time have a free trade agreement that has a labour chapter that requires Malaysia to integrate the principles of the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration into our laws. Of particular interest is freedom of association, right to collective bargaining and right to strike.
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