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Malaysia's gig economy is changing.
As a result, people have access to decent working conditions, flexible hours, and higher wages.
How is the gig economy transforming the labor market?
It promotes decent work, increases flexibility, and offers opportunities.
- Grab has reduced incentives in Malaysia from 13 % to 10%, with plans to reduce them further.
- Grab has launched Grab Intercity, an online platform to book ferries and flights to nearby Singapore.
GRAB is one of the famous platforms in Malaysia. It includes sectors like transportation, food delivery, logistics, payment, and daily services.
Workers regularly go on strike against Grab because the platform does not fairly compensate them when they go for rides further away. They also say that the current payments are much less for their work.
DID YOU KNOW?
- There are no Fairwork ratings for Malaysia.
- The labor laws of Malaysia do not even consider the gig economy workers as real workers.
Gig economy workers only get social security benefits. They do not legally exist.
38% of full-time workers in Malaysia are preparing to become gig economy workers. Yet, there are so few regulations.
GoGet is a platform for part-time workers who help and advise prospective gig economy workers in Malaysia. They include training and networking, and microfinance is on the way.
Even though the government has done little for the gig economy workers, they have each other's back. GoGet is a group of gig economy workers who have banded together to support other gig economy workers. Services include microloans, helping them develop new skills, and giving advice about any jobs they take.
IN CONCLUSION
Malaysia has a long way to go before becoming a hub and a good place for gig economy workers.