Malaysian Laws Relating To 3d Sector: An Analysis From Human Rights Perspective

Safe and healthy workplace constitutes fundamental human rights that need to be ensured through a defined system of rights, laws and regulations. As such, the dangerous, difficult, and dirty (3D) job sectors require laws and regulations that guarantee a safe and healthy working environment. The absence of these laws will lead to multiple form of exploitation of employees, violation of rights, exposure to hazardous work and chemicals, deprivation of safety equipment, unpaid extra working hours, denial of insurance coverage and public holidays, and uncovered medical bills. This paper aims to analyse Malaysian laws regulating 3D sector from human rights point of view. First it explains the meaning of 3D sector and the domestic legal framework. Next, it discusses the basic employment rights as provided under the law and human rights point of view. This study provides some information on whether generally the 3D sector is adequately regulated make suggestion for the improvement of 3D sector in Malaysia to attract more Malaysians to work and eventually reduce the country's high dependency on foreign workers who currently dominate the employment in this sector. (c) 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK