Should Unions Have A Seat On The Board?

Lya Rahman, Advisor and Council Member, Institutional Investors Council Malaysia (IIC)

06-Jul-22 07:45

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri announced that Government Linked Companies (GLCs) and Government Linked Investment Companies (GLICs) should appoint a representative from the MTUC to their board of directors, in a bid to enhance transparency and ensure workers' interests are protected. We get reactions on this move from Lya Rahman of the Institutional Investors Council Malaysia.

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Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: government, politics, Law/Activism, Corporates, managing

Tags: union member, glcs, glics, mtuc,

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