Media Statement – 3/5/2022(15 Groups) Is it the Minister or is it the Public Prosecutor that ‘protects’ Directors and/or humans in companies from being charged when OSH laws are breached and worker/s die? 174 workers killed and 249 disabled in 6,686 workplace accidents in 2021

 Media Statement – 3/5/2022

Is it the Minister or is it the Public Prosecutor that ‘protects’ Directors and/or humans in companies from being charged when OSH laws are breached and worker/s die?

174 workers killed and 249 disabled in 6,686 workplace accidents in 2021

We, the 15 undersigned groups, trade unions and organization are concerned as to why human persons responsible for worker safety and health are still not being charged in court even when workers are killed or injured despite the fact that the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 provides for this. Prosecution for offences under this Act requires the consent of the Public Prosecutor, and as such one wonders whether it is the Public Prosecutor or is it the Minister that is deciding to charge only the company, but not the director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate even when workers are killed.

It was recently reported that a state-linked company (SLDB Management Sdn Bhd) and a manufacturing firm was found guilty for the offence under Section 15(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, for neglecting safety aspects, which resulted in the deaths of their workers which provides for a fine of up to RM50,000 or a jail term of up to two years, or both, upon conviction. It appears from the media report that no ‘director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate…’ was charged(Star, 8/4/2022)

After state-linked SLDB Management Sdn Bhd pleaded guilty on Friday (April 8), the company was ordered by the Sessions Court to pay a fine of RM15,000 for the death of Indonesian worker Cahya Abdullah at Ladang Bombong 1, Kampung Bombong in Kota Marudu on May 25 2021. SLDB Management was also ordered to pay RM5,000 by April 14 to Cahya's next of kin.

In the other case, Englen Manufacturing Sdn Bhd after its representative admitted to the charge, was sentenced with a fine of RM20,000 or three months' jail. The company was accused of failing to ensure the safety of its worker Bonnie Roger, who was involved in a fatal accident at its premises on May 15 last year at the Kota KInabalu Industrial Park here.

What is of concern is that no human decision maker or owner of these companies were charged for these offences despite the fact that Section 52 of the Occupational Safety And Health Act 1994 states ‘(1) Where a body corporate contravenes any provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence is a director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate shall be deemed to have contravened the provision and may be charged jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate or severally, and every such director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence.’ Subsection (2) states, (2) A person may be proceeded against and convicted under the provision of subsection (1) whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against or has been convicted under that provision.

It must be pointed out that in a company, all decisions are made by human persons, including ensuring the safety of workers. It is absurd that only the company is charged in court, and not the human decision makers or those responsible. With regards to a company, they can only be fined – it obviously cannot be imprisoned.

Concern arises about this practice of not charging Directors and officers of the company, more so when it is a government linked company (GLC), where Directors may be politically appointed persons is a worry. Directors of companies have a great responsibility not just to the shareholders but also to all workers, and actions or omissions be it intentionally or negligently done, to avoid making workplaces safe to protect workers and their health should no longer be tolerated.

Even in the recent 2 cases in Sabah, we find that the companies immediately admitted guilt, and as such there will also not be any grounds of judgment that can be educational to other employers to ensure that they do not ignore safety and health of workers.

The cases was dealt at the Sessions Court, even when death was a result of the fault of the employer, and this may also lead to non-dissemination and/or reporting of the grounds of judgment in law journals.

We take the view that when a worker dies, or is injured by reason of an employer’s failure to ensure the safety and health of a worker, this matter should be dealt by the High Court, and a higher penalty ought to be imposed on the guilty employer company, and its a director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate. Black listing of such convicted companies and its directors may also be needed to ensure employer’s place the highest regard to complying with the law concerning occupational health and safety.

Statistics from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) showed that there were 6,686 workplace accidents reported as of December 2021, of which 174 were fatal. Another 249 victims became disabled. This shows that this issue is a very serious issue for the protection of workers.

Prior Written Consent Of The Public Prosecutor – Who decided not to charge Directors,etc?

Section 61 of the Occupational Safety And Health Act 1994 states that ‘Prosecutions in respect of offences committed under this Act or any regulation made thereunder may, with the prior written consent of the Public Prosecutor, be instituted and conducted by an occupational safety and health officer or by an officer specially authorized in writing by the Director General subject to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.

By reason of the written consent requirement, the Public Prosecutor may be the person refusing to give the required consent if and when the Ministry wants to charge certain directors, managers, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate, and so they cannot be charged.

Alternatively, it may the officers of the Ministry, being the ‘…occupational safety and health officer or by an officer specially authorized in writing by the Director General…’ who chooses not to charge any directors, managers, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate.

This matter needs to be clarified, and the reasons for not charging the human persons in these companies need to be investigated. We hope that there is no corruption or abuse of power involved.

The maximum fine from RM50,000 will be increased to RM500,000 by virtue of the Occupational Safety And Health (Amendment) Act 2022, which was gazetted on 16/3/2022, but is not yet put into force by the Minister, being the Human Resource Minister. Why the delay?

As such, the Session Courts imposition of fines of only RM15,000 and RM20,000 in the cases mentioned above where workers died by reason of the companies’ breach of the law, when Parliament had already decided to raise fines is also questionable. True, that the current maximum applicable in this cases was only RM50,000, and justly where the companies admitted guilt, maximum fines should have been imposed since workers died by reason of the companies breach of the law.

The Public Prosecutor and the Minister must explain why  directors, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate are not being charged and jailed more so in cases when the breach of law resulted in injury or death of workers.

Every time that a company is charged for such offences, the persons who are responsible for the acts/omissions that resulted in the violation of the law reasonably must also be charged. It is odd if just the company is charged, and not the human persons responsible.

Charles Hector

Apolinar Z Tolentino Jr.

 

For and on behalf of the following 15 groups/organisations

WH4C (Workers Hub For Change)

Building and Wood Worker's International (BWI) Asia Pacific

Labour Law Reform Coalition(LLRC)

ALIRAN

Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor

Asociación de Trabajadoras del Hogar a Domicilio y de Maquila–Atrahdom, Guatemala

Black Women for Wages for Housework

Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) SEA Coalition

Haiti Action Committee

MADPET (Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture)

Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility (Dr R S McCoy)

NAMM (Network of Action for Migrants in Malaysia)

North South Initiative

The William Gomes Podcast, United Kingdom

Women of Color/Global Women’s Strike

Two Sabah firms fined for negligence over workers' death

By MUGUNTAN VANARSabah & Sarawak

Friday, 08 Apr 2022 7:56 PM MYT

KOTA KINABALU: A state-linked company and a manufacturing firm have been fined by the Sessions Court here for neglecting safety aspects, which resulted in the deaths of their workers.

A representative of state-linked SLDB Management Sdn Bhd pleaded guilty on Friday (April 8) and was ordered to pay RM15,000 for the death of Indonesian worker Cahya Abdullah at Ladang Bombong 1, Kampung Bombong in Kota Marudu on May 25 last year.

The offence under Section 15(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 provides for a fine of up to RM50,000 or a jail term of up to two years, or both, upon conviction.

Judge Elsie Primus also ordered SLDB Management to pay RM5,000 by April 14 to Cahya's next of kin.

Cahya died after falling off a trailer mounted on a tractor which was deemed unsuitable for carrying workers.

In another case, judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim imposed a fine of RM20,000 or three months' jail against Englen Manufacturing Sdn Bhd after its representative admitted to the charge.

The company was accused of failing to ensure the safety of its worker Bonnie Roger, who was involved in a fatal accident at its premises on May 15 last year at the Kota KInabalu Industrial Park here.
 

According to the charge sheet, Bonnie's death resulted from unsafe work procedure involving a welding machine. - Star, 8/4/2022


Work towards zero workplace accidents, urges NIOSH chairman

By RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM Nation


Thursday, 28 Apr 2022 3:46 PM MYT



PETALING JAYA: There should be zero accidents at workplaces, if possible, says National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong.

Wilson urged employers and employees to practise a safe and healthy working environment to prevent any mishaps.

Therefore, he urged stakeholders to work as a team and conduct activities related to safety and health to ensure a safe work environment.

“At least, we want zero accidents or casualties.

“Our goal is to reduce accidents at workplaces,” he said at the sidelines of the Occupational Safety and Health Day celebration.

Statistics from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) showed that there were 6,686 workplace accidents reported as of December 2021, of which 174 were fatal. Another 249 victims became disabled.

The sector which contributed to the highest number of deaths during the period was construction, where 65 casualties were reported.

As at the first quarter of this year, there were 1,703 such accidents reported which claimed the lives of 48 while 54 became disabled.

The manufacturing sector contributed to the highest number of fatalities coming from manufacturing and construction which reported 16 deaths each.

Meanwhile, Wilson also advised the public to continue to observe standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb Covid-19, despite the announcement on relaxations.

“Children as young as two to three years old have yet to be vaccinated and only those aged five and above have been vaccinated. So if possible please observe the SOP while you are with your family,” he said.

“If there is a big crowd, why not use the SOP to be safe,” he said.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced a slew of relaxed measures on Wednesday (April 27). Among the measures were making MySejahtera check-ins and wearing face masks outdoors no longer compulsory. - Star, 28/4/2022

 

 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994

 

52  Offences committed by body corporate

(1) Where a body corporate contravenes any provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence is a director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate shall be deemed to have contravened the provision and may be charged jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate or severally, and every such director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence.

(2) A person may be proceeded against and convicted under the provision of subsection (1) whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against or has been convicted under that provision.

 61  Prosecutions

Prosecutions in respect of offences committed under this Act or any regulation made thereunder may, with the prior written consent of the Public Prosecutor, be instituted and conducted by an occupational safety and health officer or by an officer specially authorized in writing by the Director General subject to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.

3 workers dead, charge the Directors and officers responsible, not just the Company, and if convicted, sentence them to jail (19 Groups)

Directors of Companies are the decision makers for a Company - if they decided not to put in the needed safeguards or other aspects needed to ensure worker's safety, then the Directors and officers responsible must be held accountable - including being charged, tried and sentence when offences are committed.

Even if the fault was committed by a contractor or a sub-contractor, at the end of the day, it is still the main company that is responsible.

If a worker dies, or is injured by reason of breach of Occupational Safety and Health obligations, reasonably the sentence ought to be higher..

A mere fine without any imprisonment is really a JOKE - it will not act as a Deterrent.

Joint Media Statement(19 Groups) - 8/11/2021

3 workers dead, charge the Directors and officers responsible, not  just the Company, and if convicted, sentence them to jail

Stop protecting human decision makers/actors when workers lives are involved

We, the undersigned 19 groups and organization are appalled that NO director or officer of Zhongshi International Sdn Bhd, a construction company,  were charged for causing the death of 3 migrant workers, and seriously injuring another.

It is absurd to simply charge a company, which is but a mere empty vessel that operates and act in accordance to decisions and directions of directors, officers and human owners of the company. Companies simply pay fines (a tiny sum compared to profits or maybe millions or billions of ringgit), and cannot be imprisoned, and the real human wrongdoers get off scot free.

On 22/3/2021, 3 Chinese-national workers by the name of Wu Tongzheng, Ding Kunfu and Jiang Jinbao died, and another was seriously injured when one of the components of a launching gantry fell at the SUKE Elevated Highway construction site near Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, Cheras here on 22/3/2021.

The said company was charged under section 15(1) Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, which states ‘(1) It shall be the duty of every employer and every self-employed person to ensure, so far as is practicable, the safety, health and welfare to work of all his employees.’, whereby the penalty is provided in section 19, which reads, ‘A person who contravenes the provisions of section 15, 16, 17 or 18 shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.’

Failure to charge human decision makers and actors wrong

Human Directors, officers and owners can no longer hide behind the ‘corporate veil’, as even the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994(OSHA 1994) provides that where the offence is committed by a body corporate and/or company, then  ‘…every person who at the time of the commission of the offence is a director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate shall be deemed to have contravened the provision and may be charged jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate or severally, and every such director, manager, secretary or other like officer of the body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence…’(Section 52).

On 3/11/2021, the company pleaded guilty to the charge, and was fined RM45,000 by the Sessions Court paid the fine of RM45,000 only. The decision maker of any company is all the Directors, if not the human owners, and now justice is not served if these human persons responsible for the death of workers are also not made liable, and punished for their crimes.

 Since the company has already pleaded guilty, we now demand that the directors, manager and other officers be charged, tried and sentenced in court. If found guilty, they will be liable ‘….to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both…’ (Section 19). Justice demands an imprisonment sentence for those who failed in their duty to ensure the safety, health and welfare of their workers, noting that 3 died, and one was seriously injured.

Charge Directors for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder

Assuming that there were no intention to murder, then the perpetrator should at the least be charged for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Penal Code, where ‘…if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death …’, section 304(b).

With regard the Construction Industry, law and the relevant department like the Construction Industry Development Board provide various regulations, directions and guidelines that need to be complied with to prevent death and injury to workers.

As such, if a construction company chose not to do the needful, maybe by a selfish reason of saving monies or effort, then when a worker is killed as a consequence of this failure, then this may no more be simply an accidental death or even death by negligence, but should be culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Not doing what is needed to ensure workers safety despite knowing that failures can possibly cause deaths and injury is a serious offence that ought to be punished.

The Penal Code provides, where there is no intention to kill or injure, then the punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or with fine or with both.

OSHA amendments must increase prison terms, and have a higher fine

Zhongshi International Sdn Bhd was fined RM45,000, as the penalty provided by law at this time for this offence is ‘…a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both…’ Not just the fine, but also the prison term need to be increased.

The amendment of the OSHA have not happened since 1994. Finally, Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill 2020 tabled in November 2020, was just passed on 27/10/2021 by the House of Representative (Dewan Rakyat). It has yet to be tabled and passed at the Senate. The amendment will increase the maximum fine from RM50,000 to RM500,000. We urge the government to expedite this amendment to the OSHA Act, and speedily put it in force.

Noting that caught not wearing a face mask during the Covid-19 pandemic provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000. The maximum fine for occupational safety and health offences need to be much higher, at least RM1 million, with even much higher fines and prison sentences if injury or death is caused by the workplace incident.

We call for the provision for higher penalties in the event that a worker is injured, and worse killed by reason of non-compliance of an occupational safety and health law. In some jurisdiction, the offence of ‘corporate manslaughter’ has been introduced.

We also call for the abolition of the availability of compounds if the offence caused injury or death to worker or others.

We call for the directors and officers responsible in Zhongshi International Sdn Bhd to be immediately charged and tried under occupational safety and health laws, and even for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Penal Code.

We also urge that the Court, after conviction, orders the convicted to pay adequate compensation to the families/dependents of the deceased workers, and also injured workers. This should be over and above what they may receive from existing social security or insurance schemes.

Charles Hector

Apolinar Z. Tolentino, Jr.

 

For and on behalf of the following 19 groups

 

ALIRAN

WH4C (Workers Hub For Change)

Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) Asia Pacific Region

Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM)

China Labour Bulletin(CLB), Hong Kong

Haiti Action Committee

International Black Women For Wages For Housework

MADPET(Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture)

Malay Forest Officers Union (MFOU)

National Union of Transport Equipment and Allied Industries Workers (NUTEAIW)

Network of Action for Migrants in Malaysia(NAMM)

North South Initiative

Odhikar, Bangladesh

Parti Rakyat Malaysia(PRM)

Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor

Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union (STIEU)

Safety and Rights Society, Bangladesh

Union of Forest Employees Sarawak (UFES)

Women Of Color/Global Women’s Strike

 

 

Rise In Workplace Covid-19 Infections Demands Stricter Laws (Not Recommendations) And Corrupt-Free Enforcement Workplace Clusters about 30% of all clusters in Malaysia (26 Groups)

 

Media Statement – 31/12/2020

Rise In Workplace Covid-19 Infections Demands Stricter Laws (Not Recommendations) And Corrupt-Free Enforcement

Workplace Clusters about 30% of all clusters in Malaysia

We, the 26 undersigned groups, organisations and trade unions are appalled when it was reported a workplace making glove was merely slapped with a RM1,000 fine for failing to comply with Covid-19 preventive measures and providing seemingly poor living conditions for workers.(Star, 25/12/2020).

RM1,000 is the fine or compound levied on individuals  who breach the law for not wearing face masks and such offences. To fine an employer the same RM1,000, when their failings put so many workers at risk or actually getting infected by Covid-19 is a joke.

It was reported in that case that ‘…there were no records of sanitization and disinfection that were supposed to be carried out at least three times a day. “We also did not see any measures on physical distancing in one of the dorms. There are markings for physical distancing but in reality this did not happen…’ (Star, 25/12/2020)

Workers have no choice but to do as employer demands

A person can comply with the measures needed to avoid infections, but this does not apply to workplaces and worker accommodation, where a worker is compelled to follow the orders or instructions of their employers.

Workplace specific laws/regulations that carry penalties for non-compliance

It is sad that despite calls from many quarters, Malaysia has to date failed to enact laws or specific subsidiary legislations for workplaces in relation to Covid-19, where a non-compliance would be a breach of law, attracting prosecution and if found guilty a sentence. What Malaysia has now is mostly mere Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidelines which unfortunately are merely recommendation or advice, where non-compliance by the employer is not an offence punishable by law. A breach of SOPs or Guidelines is not an offence with a stipulated penalty. This may explain why companies wrongdoings in not protecting workers from Covid-19 seem to simply attract reprimands or at most fines RM1,000. Even when fines are imposed, it is not clear what precise law has been violated.

In relation to Covid-19, Malaysia still relies on general law or regulation that applies to everyone, but there are no workplace specific enforceable laws. There is a serious need for legally enforceable workplace laws and/or regulations to prevent workers falling victim to Covid-19 and other communicable diseases, despite the fact the government had the opportunity to do so since March 2020.

OSHA still no clear employer obligations to keep workers safe from Covid-19

The Malaysia’s Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994(OSHA 1994), being the primary law imposing obligations on employers to keep workers safe at the workplace, does include protection from occupational diseases, which now should include Covid-19 and other person to person serious communicable diseases. Sadly, OSHA 1994 still has no definition or any list of occupational diseases that the employer is obligated to protect workers from.

Social Security Act law (SOCSO) has a list of occupational diseases, but the SOCSO law generally deals with rights and compensations once infected, it does not impose employer obligations to keep workers safe at the workplace.

The lack of definition of occupational disease in OSHA could have easily been dealt with by an amendment to include a definition occupational diseases. It could have been simply defined as being the same as provided for in the SOCSO Act, or some other definition or list. Then, employer’s obligation to keep workers safe from such diseases like Covid-19 is made clear, and failure would be a crime punishable by law.

The Minister of Human Resources under OSHA 1994 have the power, without having to get Parliamentary approval, to make specific regulations and/or subsidiary legislations, which could stipulate what employers need to do keep workers safe from even specific diseases like Covid-19. Sadly, the Minister has still not done so.

In comparison, Singapore, since the end March 2020, have the Infectious Diseases (Workplace Measures to Prevent Spread of Covid-19) Regulations 2020. Malaysia should have similar laws. If the Minister of Human Resource fails, then the Minister of Health could also do so.

The failure to have such laws and regulations that will make it a crime may be the reason why workplace employers and/or owners who endanger workers’ lives are getting away with ‘reprimands’ and small fines like RM1,000. Workers and their families are victims because of government failure.

Workplace Clusters about 30% of all clusters in Malaysia

Workplace clusters are about a third of all clusters in Malaysia now (Malay Mail, 29/11/2020). The report also stated that ‘334 Covid-19 clusters detected in Malaysia, more than a third, or 119 clusters are related to infections at workplaces…. the five workplace-linked clusters that have the highest number of cases are the Teratai cluster (4,036 cases), Damanlela Construction Site cluster (1,539), Cergas cluster (1,337), Hentian cluster (1,101) and Kaya cluster (900).

On Wednesday(16/12/2020), eight new clusters were announced, out of which four were related to worksites: Puncak Galaksi cluster involving Kuala Selangor and Klang (56 cases); Permai cluster involving three construction sites in Lembah Pantai  (48 cases); Matahari construction site cluster in Titiwangsa (15 cases); and Laut construction site cluster involving Lembah Pantai, Cheras and Kepong (eight cases).

The number of workplace clusters continues to rise every day, and yet there is still a lack of deterrent laws that would compel employers to better protect workers.

There were opportunities to enact these new laws or make needed amendments when Parliament sat, but the present government failed to do so.

Any employers being charged for causing workers getting infected?

The lack of news of employers who failed to keep their workers safe being charged in court, and recent news of very low fines gives a perception that the Malaysian government is pro-employer, and has little concern for workers’ safety and health. Mere expression of anger by Ministers and politicians, without stricter laws and better enforcement is meaningless.

Recent discoveries of so many workplaces not in compliance with SOPs, Guidelines and even laws demonstrate that these weak laws, advice and recommendations alone is insufficient – we need laws with deterrent  penalties and efficient enforcements.

Without enforcement, laws alone are not enough

Having laws alone is inadequate without strict enforcement by the relevant Ministries and departments. Corruption and influence are perceived to influence enforcement, investigation and prosecution of employers.

Inadequacy of protection of worker whistleblowers, as many workers are afraid to highlight wrongdoings of employers for fear of retaliation and even termination of employment. The recent termination of a worker at Top Glove who highlighted the working and living conditions of workers at the workplace, and the lack of government response only propagates a culture of fear amongst workers – who will continue to work in law-breaking, unsafe and dangerous working and/or living conditions, for fear of discrimination or termination if they highlight these wrongs.

Therefore, we

• Call on Malaysia to enact laws and regulations, where a non-compliance of the employer’s legal obligation will be a crime, with a deterrent sentence. Ineffective recommendations and/or advice through SOPs and Guidelines should be replaced by enforceable subsidiary legislations or laws.
• Call for the imposition of deterrent punishments like prison terms for Employers, Directors and officers responsible for violating laws, including those that impact workers’ safety and health;
• Call for increased workplace inspection and indiscriminate enforcement, especially before workers fall victim to Covid-19;
• Call for prosecution of corrupt law enforcement officers, who by their failings undermine the protection of workers’ rights, safety and health
• Call for laws that protect workers that highlight rights violations at workplaces and worker accommodations, and
•   Call for the protection and promotion of worker rights and human rights

 

Charles Hector

Apolinar Z. Tolentino, Jr.

 

For and on behalf the following 26

ALIRAN

BWI AP (Building and Wood Workers International Asia Pacific Region)

WH4C (Workers Hub For Change)

Building and Wood Workers Federation of Myanmar(BWFM)

China Labour Bulletin (CLB)

Gender Alliance for Development Center, Albania

Federasi Serikat Buruh Kerakyatan(SERBUK) Indonesia

Friends of Croatia

International Black Women for Wages for Housework

Labour Behind the Label, UK

MADPET (Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture)

NAMM (Network of Action for Migrants in Malaysia)

National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (NUFAM)

National Union of Transport Equipment & Allied Industries Workers (NUTEAIW)

Odhikar, Bangladesh

Payday men’s network UK/US

People Like Us Support Ourselves (PLUsos)

Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor

Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union (STIEU)

Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA)

Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM)

Timber Industry Employees Union of Sarawak (TEIUS)

Timber Employees Union Peninsular Malaysia (TEUPM)

Union of Forestry Employees Sarawak (UFES)

Women of Color Global Women’s Strike

Lin Chew, Independent