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Malaysia LABOUR LAW SURVEY
(as reported on Asia Women Workers Newsletter January 1997)
2. Minimum Wage
No
3. Night Work for Women Workers
No employer shall require any female employee to work in any industrial and agricultural undertaking between the hours of 10pm and 5am. Exemption to above may be obtained from the Director General of Labour and is FREQUENTLY granted
4. Overtime Work for Women Workers
Not exceeding 104 hours in one month (for all workers)
5. Menstruation Leave - Wheather need special application
No
6. Maternity Protection:
6.1. Length of leave
60 consecutive days including weekly rest days and public holidays
6.2. Payment during leave
Normal rate of pay
6.3. Who pay for it
Employers pay
6.4. Any laws prohibiting employers from dismissing the pregnant women workers
Any employers who dismiss a female employee during the period in which she is entitled to maternity leave shall be guilty of an offense
6.5. Any laws allowing women workers who are more than six months' pregnancy shift to lighter work
Yes, but only on the advice of a medical practitioner
6.6 Any other provisions
Maternity benefit is avaible for five surviving children only
7. Comments on the Overall Implementation of the Labor Laws
Poor in small workplace because there is a gross lack of enforcement resources
8. Ratification of selected ILO Conventions (45,87, 89, 98, 100, 103, 111, 122, 140, 142, 156, 171, 177)
98
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