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11/11/2023

Happy Deepavali to all who are celebrating. May your day be filled with love, happiness and light.

16/09/2023

Selamat Hari Malaysia kami di TC ucapkan kepada semua. Semoga semangat kebersamaan kita terus terserlah dan mencorakkan masa depan yang terus gemilang untuk tanah air tercinta ini.

31/08/2023

Selamat menyambut Hari Kebangsaan ke-66 buat seluruh rakyat Malaysia. Sama-sama kita hayati erti dan jiwai semangat kemerdekaan pada hari ini.

28/06/2023

Salam Aidiladha buat semua yang menyambut perayaan ini. Semoga anda berbahagia di samping keluarga dan insan tersayang dan semoga ibadah haji dan korban pada tahun ini dapat dilakukan dengan sempurna.

26/05/2023

Is union membership declining in Malaysia? Why? In these tough economic times, what can collective bargaining do to protect workers’ rights and ensure their welfare? In this primer, we address these questions and other essential FAQs about unions and unionisation in the country.

‘Unions play a vital role in improving workers’ rights, pay, and working conditions. In Malaysia, organised labour movement began before independence, when public and private sector workers formed the General Labour Unions (GLUs) in the 1920s. At that time, GLUs and other unions were not only active in promoting workers’ rights but were also involved in the fight for the country’s independence.

Fast forward to the present day, Malaysia’s unionisation rate has been declining in the last four decades. According to the most recent data from the Department of Trade Union Affairs, there were 767 trade unions in 2022, representing only 5.8% of the Malaysian workforce, with less than 2% of all workers covered by collective agreements. One reason for this decline is the low union awareness among Malaysian workers, especially the younger generation.’

Click here to read more: https://www.centre.my/post/what-you-need-to-know-about-unionisation-in-malaysia

04/05/2023

Happy Wesak Day to all our friends who celebrate. May you be showered with light, peace, and tranquility.

01/05/2023

Today, let us celebrate the achievements and recognise the struggles of all workers, and let us rally in calling for better pay, working conditions, and rights for all. Happy Labour Day from TC.

21/04/2023

Semoga Aidilfitri anda disambut dengan penuh keriangan dan kemeriahan di samping insan yang tersayang. Maaf zahir dan batin dari kami di TC.

14/04/2023

Decreasing household size and other related factors may make informal aged care unsustainable in the future. Given this situation, how can prospective seniors age independently? In the first part of this research series, we highlight challenges relating to housing and shelter insecurity faced by prospective and current senior citizens.

''Malaysia is officially an ageing country, with 7.3% of its population expected to be 65 years old and older by the end of this year.1 Recent estimates also suggest that Malaysia will become an aged society by 2044 (when 14% of the population are aged 65 years or older) and a super-aged society by 2056 (20% of the population are aged 65 years or older).

Traditionally, the task of caring for the elderly falls upon respective households. The Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey (MARS) 2018/2019, which was conducted by Universiti Malaya’s Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC), found that 84.2% of respondents, all aged 40 years and above, live with their family members, mostly their unmarried children.

This trend of informal familial care, however, may not be sustainable for long due to several factors. Firstly, household size has declined from 5.2 in 1980 to 3.8 in 2020. Secondly, the number of three-generational households has dropped from 41.1% in 2004 to 30.7% in 2016. Thirdly, the proportion of households with only older persons has increased 16.5% to 19% over the same period.

Thus, prospective senior citizens may face difficulties in obtaining housing or shelter security as the propensity of informal familial care declines. They would have to explore ways to age independently by living alone or with a partner or fellow seniors. In fact, this shift towards independent ageing has already begun; a study by Sun Life Malaysia indicates that most respondents do not want to depend on their children after retirement.’

Click here to read more: https://www.centre.my/post/housing-an-ageing-nation-part-1

08/04/2023

Ikuti Episod 10 Keluar Sekejap yang dihoskan oleh Pengasas Bersama TC Khairy Jamaluddin dan Shahril Hamdan. Antara topik yang dibincangkan adalah kajian TC mengenai dasar perumahan di Malaysia bersama CEO Khairil Ahmad.

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31/03/2023

We love a good survey report - it’s one of the ways we can discern what the public is ‘feeling’. But not all surveys are good. Our this week shows you how to tell which survey to consume, and which to discard.

22/03/2023

Salam Ramadan kami di TC ucapkan kepada rakan-rakan yang menjalankan ibadah puasa. Semoga kedatangan bulan yang mulia ini disambut dengan penuh makna di sisi insan yang tersayang.