Malaysia- 1st- Persons with disabilities

By Daniel Morris | 13. January 2026

THEMATIC PRIORITY 1: GOVERNANCE

UNGP PILLAR 1

FOUNDATIONAL

No.: G1.2

Action: Conduct an assessment on removing the reservations to CEDAW, CRC and CRPD.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Evidence, insights and recommendations are developed on the effects and potential outcomes of removing the existing reservations to the conventions, which include an examination of constitutional gaps as well as the social norms that underpin related laws.

Collaborative Partner(s): Chief Government Security Officer Minister’s Department (CGSO); BHEUU, JPM; Criminal Law Reform Committee (CLRC)

No.: G1.3

Action: Review the legal and constitutional gaps related to the Child Act 2001 [Act 611] and the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 [Act 685] in alignment with the CRC  and  the  CRPD, especially  on  protection against discrimination, right to  education  and  birth registration.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Evidence, insights and recommendations are developed to guide further alignment with international standards and best practices.
  • Policymaking is guided by an improved understanding of the constitutional gaps as well as the social norms that underpin these laws.

Collaborative Partner(s): KPWKM

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI)

No.: G1.26

Action: Implement interventions supporting care work, family-friendly and inclusive policies in the workplace for both the public and private sectors.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Guidelines are developed on establishing inclusive policies related to breastfeeding support, affordable and quality childcare, flexible working arrangements, maternity and paternity leave, protections against all forms of discrimination, and structured accommodations for persons with disabilities.
  • Evidence, insights and recommendations related to the adoption of care work, family-friendly and inclusive policies are used to guide policymaking, starting with the public sector.

Collaborative Partner(s): KPWKM; MOHR, PSD

HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS

No.: G1.29

Action: Deliver BHR education and capacity building for state government agencies and businesses to improve enforcement.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Coverage of capacity building sessions successfully conducted at the state level for both the public and private sectors.
  • Scope of BHR issues covered affecting key stakeholders including women, children and youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, migrant populations, asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless communities, undocumented groups, and other marginalised communities.

Collaborative Partner(s): BHEUU; SUHAKAM; related federal agencies; State Governments

UNGP PILLAR 3

No.: G3.3

Action: Increase the availability of mobile courts as an additional mechanism to oversee legal disputes for communities living in the interior.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Evidence, insights and recommendations are developed to support the establishment of additional mobile courts.
  • Information on accessing mobiles courts is disseminated among at-risk communities, ensuring the active participation of women, children and young people, older persons, persons with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples in the legal process.

Collaborative Partner(s): BHEUU

THEMATIC PRIORITY 2: LABOUR

UNGP PILLAR 1

SOCIAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

No.: L1.12

Action: Promote equitable access to employment for vulnerable workers including women, persons with disabilities and older persons.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Engagement sessions with vulnerable workers are organised to identify targeted solutions that increase their access to a living wage, nondiscriminatory career promotions and other work benefits.

Collaborative Partner(s): KESUMA, KPWKM

UNGP PILLAR 3

No.: L3.11

Action: Launch nationwide worker socialisation and engagement programmes that aim at building worker confidence and trust and encourage the use of non- State and non-judicial grievance mechanisms.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Engagement programmes are organised across Malaysia, starting with high-risk sectors.
  • Engagement programmes have considered specific invisible barriers faced by women, migrant workers, persons with disabilities, young workers and children and other vulnerable communities including language, norms, cultural traditions, and social or gender-linked vulnerabilities.

Collaborative Partner(s): KESUMA; State agencies; businesses; IGOs

THEMATIC PRIORITY 3: ENVIRONMENT

UNGP PILLLAR 1

FOUNDATIONAL

No.: E1.4

Action: Develop child-sensitive, gender-responsive and disability-inclusive measures to advance the human rights of children to a healthy environment.

Output Indicator(s):

  • Policies and programmes are developed or enhanced to integrate child-sensitive, gender-responsive, and disability inclusive environmental protections.

Collaborative Partner(s): KPWKM; NRES