Govindasamy Rajasekaran

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Govindasamy Rajasekaran (born 1941 or 1942) is a Malaysian former trade union leader.

Rajasekaran was the founding general secretary of the Malaysian Metal Industry Employees' Union in 1963. The union affiliated to the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC), of which Rajasekaran was elected as deputy general secretary in 1980, and then general secretary in 1992.[1][2]

The MTUC was in turn affiliated to 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.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Govindasamy Rajasekaran". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rajasekaran Govindasamy". Indian-Malaysian Online. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Report on activities" (PDF). International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Trade union offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the Malaysian Trade Union Congress
1992–2011 		Succeeded by
Abdul Halim Mansor
Preceded by President of the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation
2005–2007 		Succeeded by
Federation merged
Preceded by
New position
 President of the ITUC-Asia Pacific
2007–2015 		Succeeded by
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