KUALA LUMPUR — I was recently asked by some media about my views on labor rights protection for 'freelance' or 'contract' workers, such as ride-hailing drivers or food deliverers. As I pondered more about this issue, the more it occurred to me that there was actually a wide range of associated issues.
KUALA LUMPUR — I was recently asked by some media about my views on labor rights protection for 'freelance' or 'contract' workers, such as ride-hailing drivers or food deliverers. As I pondered more about this issue, the more it occurred to me that there was actually a wide range of associated issues. The issue may be said to have profound implications for global, regional and domestic socioeconomic landscapes for many countries.
In most capitalist countries, it is actually the small and medium enterprises rather than large corporations that provide the majority of employment opportunities, with some estimates reaching as high as 70, 80 or even 90 percent of the jobs.Indeed, mainstream modern labor relations involve employees providing some form of physical or intellectual services to employers in exchange for compensation.
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