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Gig Workers Bill: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences?

Franchesca Chia, Co-Founder and CEO, GoGet | Rahman Hussin, Head of Business Development, Stakeholder Management & Investor Relations, Kiddocare Malaysia

11-Nov-25 12:00

Gig Workers Bill: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences?

Malaysia's recently passed Gig Workers Bill aims to formalise the industry and provide social protections. But for platform operators, its "one-size-fits-all" approach, heavily based on e-hailing, poses a critical threat to the 70% of gig workers who are part-time and work in diverse sectors like care and logistics.

GoGet's Franchesca Chia and Kiddocare's Rahman Hussin join us to unpack the serious, on-the-ground flaws in the bill.  A critical look at the unintended consequences of well-meaning regulation.

Produced by: Carol Wong

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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Categories:  Law/Activismgovernmentthe workplaceeconomyCorporatesmanagingpersonal development

Tags:  gig economygig workers billregulationplatform economylabor law





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