Articles by Ng Yap Hwa

A labour agenda for Malaysia

Economic redistribution should start from giving workers bargaining power long denied to them.

Cambodian workers need employment security and freedom from fear

...garment employers regularly used COVID-19 as a pretext to target union members. The pandemic has been weaponised to get rid of trade unions.

Stopping anti-union discrimination in Thailand

Anti-union discrimination supported by the state, fragmentation of Thai enterprises, and a paternalistic regime all contribute to low levels of unionisation.

Whither labour law reform in Malaysia?

The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic shows the role of trade unions is even more important in defending workers’ rights during the health and social crisis.

Women: pillars of justice in Southeast Asia

Pushing for human rights reform in Southeast Asia.