Multinational corporations and trade union development in Malaysia
Mhinder Bhopal and
Patricia Todd
Asia Pacific Business Review, 2000, vol. 6, issue 3-4, 193-213
Abstract:
This contribution considers the impact of American, Japanese and Australian capital upon organized labour in Malaysia and concludes that the legacy of the multinational corporations' (MNCs') home context is carried forward to the host country. Despite the predictions of globalization theorists, country of origin characteristics interact with local contexts to inform management strategies towards trade unions, rather than being driven by the lowest common denominator of anti-unionism. While there are substantial differences between the MNCs in their approach to trade unions in Malaysia, there is also a degree of conformity in as much as they all embrace the restrictive intent of the Malaysian state's trade union regulatory environment, thereby severely curtailing the power of the union movement.
Date: 2000
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