About Govindasamy Rajasekaran
Lived 1941 – 2023 (aged 81–82). Govindasamy Rajasekaran was a Malaysian trade unionist.
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.
Rajasekaran served as MTUC secretary-general from 1992 to 2010 and often worked alongside another veteran trade unionist, former MTUC president Zainal Rampak.
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.
Rajasekaran died aged 81, on 6 August 2023.
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Who was Govindasamy Rajasekaran?
Malaysian trade unionist
When was Govindasamy Rajasekaran born?
Govindasamy Rajasekaran was born in 1941.
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Govindasamy Rajasekaran died on 6 August 2023.
What was Govindasamy Rajasekaran's occupation?
Govindasamy Rajasekaran was a trade unionist.
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Govindasamy Rajasekaran was Malaysian.
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