ARTICLES

6 Jun 2022

App-based Drivers in Vietnam: More Workers than Contractors

Joe Buckley

There has been a vigorous debate in Vietnam as to whether drivers for digital platforms are workers or contractors. They should be classified as the former.

1 Jun 2022

Malaysia’s Nationwide Minimum Wage Omits Crucial Regional Differences

Tham Siew Yean|Kevin Zhang

One of the key goals of a minimum wage is to provide employees with a wage that can sustain their basic livelihood. Therefore, a more appropriate minimum wage scale should create several tiers where wages are calibrated according to state or regional differences.

Labour Market Malaysia Malaysian Economy

4 Feb 2022

Adjusting Towards a Digital Economy: The Critical Role of Labour Mobility

Jayant Menon

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the move towards a digital economy, as well as other aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. There are fears that this accelerated transition will exacerbate wealth inequalities both within countries and regionally.

Digitalisation Economic Planning Industry 4.0 Labour Market

Visitors queuing at the immigration counter after passing through health screening at the Changi

12 Jan 2021

Mobilising Skilled Labour in ASEAN

Shankaran Nambiar

Removing national barriers to skilled labour mobility in ASEAN is difficult. RCEP and the AQRF can help.

ASEAN Labour Market RCEP

17 Aug 2020

Malaysia: Mass Unemployment Averted, But Potential Hazards Ahead

Lee Hwok-Aun

Malaysia’s labour market has seen a slightly rosier outlook in June. But broad indicators – under-utilisation of employment insurance and large companies under strain – signal that the country is not out of the woods yet.

Labour Market Malaysia

30 Mar 2020

Malaysia: Land of the (Increasingly) Self Employed

Michael Schaper

The ranks of self-employed individuals in Malaysia has swelled in recent years. The government has to do more to facilitate the growth of such one-person operations

Labour Market Malaysia Malaysian Economy