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Presenting the Child Rights Action Hub at the 2024 UN RBHR Forum in Bangkok

Child Rights Action Hub, Latest News / October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 / child labor, child labour, external events, remediation, responsible business

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 of the panel session: The session highlighted the challenges and opportunities in addressing child labour …

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Promoting Ethical Recruitment Practices through Multi-stakeholder Dialogue

Latest News / July 5, 2024 August 30, 2024 / migrant workers, recruitment, responsible business

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 hiring practices and the treatment of workers in global supply chains. Over 60 participants, including …

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The MY Voice Child Rights Action Hub Officially Launches in Malaysia

Child Rights Action Hub, Latest News / July 1, 2024 August 26, 2024 / child labor, child labour, remediation, responsible business

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 child labour prevention and remediation system guided by children’s best interests. It facilitates collaborative action, enabling brands, retailers, and local plantations to participate in joint activities …

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A New Approach to Child Labor Prevention and Remediation in Malaysia

Child Rights Action Hub, Latest News / June 27, 2024 August 26, 2024 / child labor, child labour, remediation, responsible business, stakeholder engagement

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 remedy for forced labor and child labor, and help improve communication and coordination between local actors to better identify, remediate, and prevent cases of forced and child …

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Management System Process Categories: Allocating People & Resources, Assessing Risks & Impacts, Developing Code, Policy and Commitments, Engaging Stakeholders & Partners, Communicating, Training & Grievance Mechanisms, Monitoring & Independent Review, Correcting & Remediating, Reporting for Performance. Labor Performance Elements: Child Labour, Forced Labour, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Freedom of Association, Discrimination, Disciplinary Practices, Working Hours, Wages & Benefits, Regular Employment . These two concepts are depicted in a cycle , with the additional concepts of Worker engagement & Dialogue and continual improvement connecting them.

What is a Social Compliance System?

Learning Centre / June 10, 2024 October 15, 2024 / child labor, child labour, remediation, responsible business, stakeholder engagement, worker voice

The MY Voice Social Compliance System (SCS) is a framework for companies to achieve and maintain decent working conditions in their operations and supply chain. It emphasizes purposeful and systematic business practices and meaningful integration of workers’ voices. Put another way, an SCS is a management system approach for complying with labour performance expectations.

Child Rights Action Hub, a MY Voice Initiative

Child Rights Action Hub Launching in Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector on June 12

Child Rights Action Hub, Latest News / May 31, 2024 August 26, 2024 / child labor, child labour, remediation, responsible business

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 guided by the best interests of children. It facilitates collaborative action, enabling brands, retailers, and …

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two women migrant workers outside their job in Malaysia

Join us April 25, 2024: Symposium on Responsible Recruitment Practices

Latest News, Upcoming Events / April 5, 2024 April 5, 2024 / due diligence, ethical recruitment, hrdd, human rights, responsible business, responsible recruitment

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 Programme We are at a pivotal moment in the pursuit of ethical and responsible recruitment practices within our industries. As …

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About Child Labour

Learning Centre / February 28, 2024 June 18, 2024 / child labor, child labour, remediation, responsible business, young workers

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), not all work done by children is classified as child labour. Child labour is defined as “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and is harmful to physical and mental development.” Work can be positive to children’s development, so long as it falls within certain limits. Specifically, the work cannot negatively affect children’s mental, physical, social, or moral development and cannot interfere with schooling.

MY Voice participates at MPIC event against forced labour in palm oil

Latest News / December 12, 2023 March 19, 2024 / external events, forced labor, forced labour, responsible business

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 of similar events by the Ministry to provide a platform for companies and workers in …

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Shaping the Future of Responsible Recruitment

Latest News / December 1, 2023 March 11, 2024 / ethical recruitment, external events, just good work app, responsible business, worker voice

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. …

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