Gig economy workers do not meet definition of 'worker' under Malaysian labour laws, Parliament told

A delivery rider at work in Kuala Lumpur. -FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Gig economy workers in the country are not included under the definition of "worker" under the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265), Labour Ordinance (Sabah Chapter 67) and the Labour Ordinance (Sarawak Chapter 76), the Dewan Rakyat was told on Monday (Nov 8).

Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Awang Hashim said that so far, there were no labour cases involving gig workers that could be used as a precedent to allow gig economy workers to enjoy similar benefits as workers as defined under the country's labour laws.