MALAYSIAN COUNTRY REPORT A. KARUNA MALAYSIAN TRADES UNION CONGRESS

CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTING MALAYSIA TYPES OF DISASTERS IMPACT ON WORKERS UNTIMEL/EXTREME RAIN WITH STRONG WINDS CROPS AFFECTED, LACK OF FOOD SUPPLY – IMPORTING VEGETABLES, UNHEALTHY FISH FARMING, ACCESS TO WORK, PRODUCTIVITY AFFECTED, HOMES DAMAGED, VEHICLES SPOILT – ADDINT TO WORKERS COSTS, ILLNESS – FLU, COUGH AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, AFFECTING NATURAL CYCLE OF LIFE HEAVY FLOODING LAND SLIDES SUDDEN COLD WEATHER EXTREME HEAT DRAUGHT DEFORESTATION DESTROYING MOUNTAINS

HISTORY OF SDG IN MALAYSIA Began in 1970s – New Economic Policy to eradicate POVERTY AND RESTRUCTURE SOCIETAL IMBALANCE BUT UNSCORED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GROWTH. In 2009, New Economic Model (NEM) further commitment to pursue SD based on three pillars (1) High income,(2) Inclusivity and (3) Sustainability.

Mirrors the three elements of the SDG, namely economy, social and environment. Current 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) is premised on the three pillars of NEM and THE THEME IS “ANCHORING GROWTH ON PEOPLE” where people will be the center piece of all development efforts and to ensure that no section of society is left behind in participating and benefiting from the nation’s development. BUT, we are NOT GETTING THERE!

MALAYSIA CLAIMS TO HAVE… SDG 1&2: Reduced absolute poverty from: 49.3% (1970) to 0.6% (2014) 0 reported cases of hunger; SDG 3: Child & maternal mortality rates are almost at the level of developed countries; Eradicated endemic small pox, polio & reversed spread of HIV/AIDS. Drastic reductions in water-borne diseases, deaths from treatable childhood diseases and malaria;  SDG 4&5: More than 90% enrolment - primary and secondary school levels for both boys and girls and 33% for higher education with gender ratio slightly in favour of girls; SDG 6: Over 95% coverage for water and sanitation, and electricity supply at national level; 

MALAYSIA CLAIMS TO HAVE…continuation SDG 7,12 &16: Laws, regulations, policies and plans in place to better protect and ensure sustainable use of natural assets; SDG 8: Full employment since 1992 SDG 10: Income inequalities reduced, as indicated by lower Gini Coefficient from 0.513 (1970) to 0.401 (2014); and SDG 13, 14, 15 &17: As of 2015, maintained more than 50% forest cover, 10.76% as terrestrial protected areas and 1.06% as marine protected areas. Carbon intensity reduced by 33% since 2009, increasing renewable energy capacity. Malaysia also participates in international trans-boundary conservation efforts like the Coral Triangle and the Heart of Borneo initiatives.

TRADE UNION OBSERVATIONS: INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT – ESP YOUTH & OLDER GENERATION RATIO OF WOMEN GRADUATED NOT REFLECTED IN THE WORKFORCE UNION BUSTING & UNFAVOURABLE LABOUR LAWS MINIMUM WAGE REMAINS LOW COST OF PETROL, WATER, SANITATION & ELECTRICITY ARE HIGH UNAFFORDABLE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND HOMES POOR MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL DISASTERS NO COMPENSATION FOR AFFECTED WORKER & FAMILY INCREASE IN URBAN POOR; INCOME INEQUALITY IS GROWING

TRADE UNION ARE NOT PART OF THE. MALAYSIAN SDG PROGRAMME; 2 TRADE UNION ARE NOT PART OF THE MALAYSIAN SDG PROGRAMME; 2. TRADE UNION ARE NOT CONSULTATED 3. THERE IS NO TRIPARTITE MECHANISM AND 4. UNIONS DO NOT HAVE AWARENESS/EXPETISE ON CLIMATE CHANGE THANK YOU