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Labour market indicators
Unemployment rate in
2001
:
3.9%
(ILO data)
Working population:
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Year
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Total Population
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Working population
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Activity rate
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2004
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25 209 106
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11 005 791
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44%
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Employment by sector:
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Year
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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2004
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14.8%
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30.1%
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55.1%
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| Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data |
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Employment contracts
Employment contracts are regulated by legal clauses. Within major companies and within certain sectors, collective agreements can complement them.
The terms of employment contracts cannot be changed. The conditions for hiring are rather rigid while the limits for dismissal are flexible.
Salaries
National monthly minimum wage as of
01/01/03
:
No legally mandated national minimum wage
Average wage for a
employee
in the manufacturing industry in
2001
:
1,531
ringgit
by
month
(ILO data)
Social security contributions
Employer:
1.5 %.
Employee:
0.5 %.
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Number of hours
Legal definition of full time work (per week):
48 hours
Retirement age:
55
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Unions
Average rate of union membership:
10 %.
Unions:
There is only one official trade union, " Malaysian Trade Union Corporation " ( MTUC).
Useful links
For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets
- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws
-
Ministry of Human Resources
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