Govindasamy Rajasekaran
Govindasamy Rajasekaran (1941 or 1942 – 6 August 2023) was a Malaysian trade union leader.
Rajasekaran was the founding general secretary of the Malaysian Metal Industry Employees' Union in 1963. The union is affiliated with the Malaysian Trade Union Congress, of which Rajasekaran was elected as deputy general secretary in 1980, and then general secretary in 1992.[1][2]
Rajasekaran served as MTUC secretary-general from 1992 to 2010 and often worked alongside another veteran trade unionist, former MTUC president Zainal Rampak.[3][4][5]
The MTUC was also affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), and Rajasekaran was elected as president of the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation in 2005.[1][2] Under his leadership, it merged with the Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions to form the ITUC-Asia Pacific, and Rajasekaran remained president until his retirement in 2015.[6]
Rajasekaran died aged 81, on 6 August 2023. [7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Govindasamy Rajasekaran". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Rajasekaran Govindasamy". Indian-Malaysian Online. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ The late Zainal was also associated with party politics and was at various times a member of the Labour Party of Malaya, Semangat 46 and Umno.
- ^ https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/25384
- ^ https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/14234
- ^ "Report on activities" (PDF). International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/07/trade-unionist-g-rajasekaran-passes-away
- ^ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/08/09/rajasekaran-leaves-behind-remarkable-legacy/
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