Articles from Malaysia
-
Union renewal and development 6 March 2018 Development cooperation, an ideal tool for union renewal
Education International and its affiliates have committed themselves and worked, through their development cooperation activities, towards ensuring that young and early stage teachers and support personnel are adequately represented and empowered within their unions.
Development cooperation, an ideal tool for union renewal -
Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
This May Day, why not try solidarity? -
Equity and inclusion 11 July 2016 Malaysia: Union underscores rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sustainable development goals will not be achieved if the rights of indigenous peoples are not respected. That was the message emerging from a meeting of teacher unionists on issues related to the rights of indigenous peoples held in Miri, Malaysia in June.
Malaysia: Union underscores rights of Indigenous Peoples -
Equity and inclusion 10 September 2014 Malaysia: Gender equity crucial to quality education
Promoting gender equality in unions, education, and society was the central theme at a recent workshop in Malaysia hosted by the Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU).
Malaysia: Gender equity crucial to quality education -
Union renewal and development 18 July 2014 Kuala Lumpur regional office hiring coordinator
Education International (Equal Opportunity Employer) invites applications for the post of Regional Coordinator (temporary post).
Kuala Lumpur regional office hiring coordinator -
Union renewal and development 24 September 2013 Resolutions and renewal at conclusion of Asia-Pacific conference
Eight resolutions were adopted and a new executive board for the region was elected at the EI Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, held from 19-21 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Resolutions and renewal at conclusion of Asia-Pacific conference -
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 September 2013 Asia-Pacific education unionists mobilise for quality public education
Around 400 participants at the 7th EI Asia-Pacific Regional Conference celebrated the pre-launch of EI’s campaign, Unite for Quality Education - Better education for a better world. The one-year campaign will be launched simultaneously in New York and Paris on 4 October.
Asia-Pacific education unionists mobilise for quality public education -
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 September 2013 Asia-Pacific educators underline need for quality public education
Over 400 education unionists are gathered from 18-20 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 7th EI Asia-Pacific regional conference. They will be holding debates on the theme: “Quality Public Education - Building Asia-Pacific’s Social and Economic Future”.
Asia-Pacific educators underline need for quality public education -
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 August 2013 Malaysia: Government demand for data hinders quality teaching
The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), one of EI’s national affiliates, has explained that the extra work of collecting and providing data to the Education Ministry and the new teaching system hinder quality teaching.
Malaysia: Government demand for data hinders quality teaching -
Trade union rights are human rights 24 July 2013 Malaysia: EI workshop builds leadership skills
Leadership skills and union finances were the focus of a three-day workshoporganised by EI for 15 members of one of its Malaysian affiliates, the Sabah Teachers Union (STU-Sabah). It was held from 7-9 July in Kota Kinabalu.
Malaysia: EI workshop builds leadership skills -
Standards and working conditions 21 February 2013 NUTP: more engagement, less confrontation
"We want more engagement and less confrontation," says Lok Yim Pheng, the General Secretary of the National Union of the Teaching Profession of Malaysia (NUTP), the country's largest teachers' union.
NUTP: more engagement, less confrontation -
Trade union rights are human rights 18 February 2013 Malaysia: Students to get extra insurance coverage
The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), one of EI’s national affiliates, has broadly welcomed the government’s announcement of additional insurance being offered to schoolchildren. However, it also called on the Government to address school-bus facilities.
Malaysia: Students to get extra insurance coverage -
Union renewal and development 14 March 2012 EI Asia-Pacific region’s newsletter now online
EI regional office in Asia-Pacific has published its latest newsletter. It reviews the adoption of the EI Education Policy Paper at EI 6th World Congress. And it addresses the required education of union leaders in Asia-Pacific about this document, to guarantee education as a human right and a public good.
EI Asia-Pacific region’s newsletter now online -
Union renewal and development 20 September 2011 EI Asia-Pacific Regional CommitteeEI Asia-Pacific Regional Committee
-
Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 October 2010 EU and Malaysia launch free trade talks
The launch of negotiations follows an impasse in talks between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that began in 2007.
EU and Malaysia launch free trade talks -
Union renewal and development 24 June 2008 EI launches a trade union rights project in Southeast Asia
The ASEAN Sub-Regional Conference of the EI Trade Union Rights Network (TURN) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27-29 June 2008.
EI launches a trade union rights project in Southeast Asia -
Trade union rights are human rights 7 February 2007 ASEAN Trade Union Rights Workshop received region-wide support
A Trade Union Rights Workshop which was held from 14-16 Jan 2007 for EI member organisations from the Southeast Asian region received widespread support from participants from all corners of the region.
ASEAN Trade Union Rights Workshop received region-wide support