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Gig Worker Bill Needed Now

Dr Sia Chin Chin, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Governance, Taylor’s University

29-Aug-24 08:30

Gig Worker Bill Needed Now

With more than three million Malaysians involved in freelance work, the current labour laws are outdated. A new bill to protect gig workers will be tabled in October. We speak to Dr. Sia Chin Chin, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Governance at Taylor’s University as to what these law should include.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  governmentLaw/Activismpersonal development

Tags:  Gig Worker Commission Billgig workerslabour lawsfreelance work





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