Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Malaysia (Ratification: 1974)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its earlier comments, and in particular, that concerning a special programme to register all handicapped workers and handicapped job-seekers. It would be grateful if, in its next report, the Government would supply additional information on the following points:

Article 7, subparagraph (a), of the Convention. The Government states that there is no specialization by occupations and by industries within the employment offices due to the tight labour market and the small number of registrants involved. The Committee recalls in this connection that in the observations made in November 1989 by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress on the application of the Convention, the organization expressed concern about the lack of such specialization. The Committee therefore would be grateful if the Government would indicate, in its next report, what measures have been taken or envisaged with a view to facilitate within the various employment offices specialization by occupations and by industries, such as agriculture and any other branch of activity in which such specialization may be useful, in accordance with this provision of the Convention.

Article 10. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee asks the Government once again to supply a copy of the working paper entitled "Increasing the Transparency in the Labour Market" which has not been received in the ILO. Please also indicate any other measures taken or contemplated in order to encourage full voluntary use of employment service facilities and to give effect to this Article.