EMBRACING THE ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE MALAYSIAN TRADE UNION MOVEMENT

The notion of social justice in Islam requires fairness allocating and distributing goods to all members groups society. In the context employment, an employer is required treat workers equally pay their dues suitable with skills capabilities. A trade union important component under tripartite system industrial relations that imperative representing demand or improve working conditions. Although there legal recognition accorded unions Malaysia, various state-imposed restrictions have curtailed actions for better equal treatment at workplace. This paper examined whether current framework Malaysia concord Islamic principles justice. objectives this research are two-fold: first, examine second, integrate into Malaysian framework. order fulfil study, it employed literature method referred texts (the Quran hadith). study has revealed restrictive contradicts concept as embodied principles. Therefore, should be amendments guarantee exercise full rights state ensure consistency shariah.