MTUC dissolution due to repeated non-compliance, says RoS

 Registrar of Societies defends decision to provisionally dissolve Malaysia's largest umbrella body representing trade unions and workers’ interests.

MTUC has the right to submit an appeal to the home minister within 30 days from today, the date the order was issued.

PETALING JAYA:

 The Registrar of Societies (RoS) has defended its decision to provisionally dissolve the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), saying this was due to the organisation’s repeated failure to comply with RoS’s written directives.

RoS said MTUC failed to comply with an April 6 order to submit audited financial statements and account books, including information related to finances or assets received from foreign sources between 2020 and 2025.

It maintained that all supervisory actions against registered societies were carried out professionally, transparently and based on prevailing laws.

“The department is not influenced by the interests of any party and every decision is made based on the examination of documents, facts and compliance with established procedures,” it said in a statement.

RoS said MTUC has the right to submit an appeal to the home minister within 30 days from today, the date the order was issued.

“If no appeal is submitted within the stipulated period, or if the appeal is rejected, the provisional dissolution order will take full effect in accordance with the law.”

Earlier today, FMT reported that MTUC was provisionally dissolved by RoS after failing to comply with a directive to submit key documents within 30 days.

RoS said MTUC failed to submit two key categories of information – audited financial statements and details of foreign funding – as required under a notice.

MTUC is the country’s largest umbrella body representing trade unions and workers’ interests. -FMT