29 & 30 November 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MY Voice participated in the Shaping the Future of Responsible Recruitment workshop, organized by Forum for the Future, an international sustainability organization working to accelerate the shift towards a just and regenerative future by engaging with businesses, foundations and civil society organizations that share the same purpose. …
In order to promote greater awareness of child rights in Malaysia, representatives from the MY Voice project were invited to speak at a webinar hosted by Cahaya Society on World Children’s Day in November 2023. Joined by representatives from Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal organisation and Rare Disease Malaysia Association, the webinar was an opportunity to …
We are thrilled to announce the addition of Nu Skin to our collaborative effort aimed at advancing child rights and protection in the palm oil sector. Nu Skin’s generous contribution in 2024 will play a key role in supporting MY Voice’s initiative focused on establishing a Child Rights Action Hub. With this grant, we will …
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MY Voice, our project to address forced and child labor in the palm oil and garment industries in Malaysia, initiated an exciting partnership with Ramatex Textiles Industrial Sdn Bhd, a leading influencer in the Malaysian textile industry. Together, MY Voice and Ramatex are developing a two-year action plan to advance workers rights. Last month, MY Voice led …
Introductory Training Kicks off Exciting Partnership with Ramatex Read More »
In October 2023, MY Voice organized two validation workshops on our Child Rights Action Hub Model, focusing on the palm oil sector. The workshops involved key stakeholders, field practitioners, and experts to validate the remediation model and finalize its approach. The first validation workshop, in collaboration with ANAK (Advocates for Non-discrimination and Access to Knowledge), took …
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In conjunction with the newly updated Just Good Work app, MY Voice has conducted a webinar on the 10th October 2023 to introduce the new features of this informational worker-voice technology. This session was also joined by Evergreen & The Very Group to talk about their experience of introducing Just Good Work for its independent …
Teacher Training In September, MY Voice conducted a comprehensive one-day training session on Child Labour Prevention and Remediation, in cooperation with Humana Child Aid Society Sabah. Humana is a Malaysian based NGO that runs Alternative Learning Centres (ALCs) in Sabah for children living in plantations and for undocumented children in urban areas, funded by local …
Raising Awareness about Child Labour Prevention and Remediation in Sabah Read More »
The third workshop of the People Positive Palm (P3) Project learning series was co-hosted by MY Voice and The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) in July 2023 in both Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan. Collaborative efforts like this one are a cornerstone of MY Voice’s strategy. By working together with related initiatives, we aim to send a …
In March, the MY Voice team visited Sabah and held a series of meetings with civil society organizations (CSOs), palm oil industry stakeholders, and government agencies to introduce the project and work towards alignment with Sabah’s needs. The team presented to the Sabah Jurisdictional Certification Steering Committee (JCSC) Labor Working Group, focusing on how MY …
Public and Civil Sector Meetings Raise Awareness of Project in Sabah Read More »
MY Voice recently welcomed two garment manufacturers as official Private Sector Partners (PSPs) to the project! One of the project’s key objectives is to raise the capacity of PSPs to implement worker voice-based social compliance systems (SCS). Over the course of the project, PSPs work closely with the MY Voice team to pilot and implement …
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