Region: East Asia and Pacific
Report summary: Malaysia scored poorly on the GCPI, with very limited protections for Family Caregivers as well as Domestic Workers. In particular, Malaysia’s main employment act has poor coverage, lacks paternity and dependent care leave policies, and actively excludes DWs from several sections of the employment act that govern important employment policies such as wages and sick leave. Its overall score of 2.93 (out of 10) puts it in the low end of the Emerging band on the GCPI.
Note: As of December 2021, Category A6 on Family-Friendly Workplace Policies has been retitled as “Mother-Friendly Workplace Policies”.
Overall GCPI Score: 2.93/10
GCPI band: Emerging
The recommended citation for this report is as follows: Harisfadillah, Izzah Haziqah and Anju M. Paul. 2020. Global Care Policy Index 2020 Country Report: Malaysia. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index.