Awareness Raising Training for National Union of Plantation Workers
Participants from the Melaka training session The MY Voice team organised a series of training sessions for members of the National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) under the Branch and Local Level Leaders’ Training programme. NUPW is one of the…
Labor Inspector Training Series with Sabah Labor Department
Participants of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah workshop In September and October, the MY Voice team continued our ongoing engagement with the Sabah Labor Department (JTK Sabah), conducting a series of Labour Inspector Training Workshops. The workshops brought 91 labour inspectors together,…
Strengthening Grievance Mechanisms in the Palm Supply Chain
Participants from the Sandakan workshop The establishment of effective grievance mechanisms that allow workers, communities, and other stakeholders to raise concerns and seek redress are integral to effective Social Compliance Systems. In August and September, the MY Voice team collaborated…
Strengthening Social Compliance Systems and worker-manager engagement
Following the baseline evaluations and the development of improvement plans with private sector partners (PSPs) in the palm oil and garment sectors, the MY Voice team continued its activities between September and December 2024. These efforts were guided by the…
Training of Trainers on Child Labour Prevention and Remediation with Migrant Workers in Sabah
Palm oil production in Malaysia employs nearly half a million workers, with 80% being migrant workers, predominantly from Indonesia.1 Sabah is the country’s second-largest palm oil producing state, contributing about 25% of Malaysia’s total palm oil output2. According to the…
Introducing MY Voice’s 2025 Training Programme for Palm Oil and Garment Companies and Suppliers
Building on the success of workshops conducted with private sector stakeholders in the palm oil and garment industries in 2024, MY Voice has designed a series of comprehensive learning programmes for 2025. These initiatives aim to support Malaysian palm oil…
MY Voice Joins Facebook!
The MY Voice Project is excited to launch our official project Facebook page Follow us there for the latest project updates and opportunities to engage directly. We encourage you to engage with us—like, share, and comment! Your support and involvement…
Presenting the Child Rights Action Hub at the 2024 UN RBHR Forum in Bangkok
MY Voice participated in the panel session, Innovative Tools and Approaches for Businesses and Civil Society to Effectively Remedy Child Labour and Sexual Exploitation, at the 2024 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum in Bangkok this September. Organising partners…
Awareness Raising Training with CSOs and Unions on Forced Labour and Child Labour
In September and October 2024, MY Voice launched a capacity-building collaboration programme with 15 civil society organisations (CSOs) and unions. This programme aims to strengthen local leadership and improve labour rights in Malaysia’s palm oil and garment sectors. Over the next…
Join Us: Innovative Tools and Approaches for Businesses to Effectively Remedy Child Labour and Sexual Exploitation
Join us at the 2024 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights (UN RBHR) Forum in Bangkok, Thailand on 24th September 2024 for a powerful side-session on tackling child labor and sexual exploitation. REGISTER NOW Titled Innovative Tools and Approaches for…
Strengthening Remediation Support through Community Focal Point Training
The first Community Focal Point (CFP) training under the MY Voice project was held on May 10-11, 2024 in Sandakan. The training empowers community members to effectively identify and address child labour risks, contributing to a community-based, multistakeholder child labour remediation…
Promoting Ethical Recruitment Practices through Multi-stakeholder Dialogue
MY Voice jointly hosted the Responsible Recruitment Symposium with the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) People Positive Palm project on 25th April in Kuala Lumpur. The symposium brought together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the critical issues surrounding ethical…
The MY Voice Child Rights Action Hub Officially Launches in Malaysia
Panel members and attendees at the Child Rights Action Hub launch The Child Rights Action Hub, implemented under the MY Voice initiative, was launched in Malaysia on World Day Against Child Labour. The Action Hub is building a community-based, long-term…
A New Approach to Child Labor Prevention and Remediation in Malaysia
Panelists at the Child Rights Action Hub Launch in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. SAI’s MY Voice initiative is a 4.5-year project running from 2021 to 2026 that seeks to increase worker voice in private sector social compliance systems, increase access to…
Child Rights Action Hub Launching in Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector on June 12
The Child Rights Action Hub, a MY Voice Initiative, is officially launching in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on June 12. The Action Hub, the first of its kind in Malaysia, is building a community-based, long-term prevention and remediation system that is…
Join us April 25, 2024: Symposium on Responsible Recruitment Practices
Symposium on Responsible Recruitment Practices Join MY Voice, the Malaysian Government, the Human Rights Coalition, and their People Positive Palm partners for a symposium on responsible recruitment practices on Thursday 25 April from 0800 – 1300 (MYT) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. View…
MY Voice Action Hub Case Manager Training Kicks Off in Sabah with Humana Child Aid Society
MY Voice team on a visit to a Humana Learning Center In Malaysia, about 33,600 children are estimated to be engaged in child labour in palm oil plantations and the majority were found to be in Sabah (58.8%). Of these,…
MY Voice Welcomes Mewaholeo Industries
The MY Voice project continues to make inroads in achieving workers’ rights and ethical practices in the palm oil industry by welcoming Mewaholeo Industries Sdn. Bhd as its latest private sector partner (PSP). As part of their onboarding to…
MY Voice participates at MPIC event against forced labour in palm oil
December 11, 2023, Johor Bahru MY Voice had a booth at the “Sesi Penerangan Dan Dialog Guna Tenaga Agrikomoditi” briefing and dialogue session organised by the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (MPIC). The session was the fourth in a series…
Human Rights Festival 2023
10 December 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Human Rights Festival 2023 was organized by the Bar Council Human Rights Committee in conjunction with the annual Human Rights Day. This event’s objective is to highlight the efforts of various human rights organizations…
Shaping the Future of Responsible Recruitment
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…
MY Voice Raises Awareness on Child Labour Prevention and Remediation in Malaysia at Cahaya Webinar
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…
Additional Funding Received for Child Rights Action Hub
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…
Introductory Training Kicks off Exciting Partnership with Ramatex
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…
Validation Workshop for MY Voice Child Rights Action Hub Model
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. …
Webinar – Clear Pathways to Better Employment: Reintroducing the Just Good Work App, a Recap!
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…
Raising Awareness about Child Labour Prevention and Remediation in Sabah
Teacher Training Participants in the Child Labour Prevention and Remediation training for ALC teachers in Sabah. 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.…
MY Voice and CGF workshop: “Empowering the Frontline: Worker Inclusion in Effective Risk Assessments”
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…
Public and Civil Sector Meetings Raise Awareness of Project in Sabah
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…
MY Voice Onboards Private Sector Partners
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…
Just Good Work Malaysia: Experience an Improved App (Coming Soon!)
The MY Voice team and our technology parter, Fifty Eight, are making improvements to the Just Good Work (JGW) app, including updating its information and improving accessibility. JGW is a free mobile app for workers, businesses, trade unions, civil society…
SAI Launches MY Voice with funding from USDOL
In December 2021, SAI launched a new program to address forced labor and child labor in the production of garments and palm oil in Malaysia. The project—MY Voice—builds on SAI’s experience implementing social compliance systems in supply chains and facilitating…
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