Workers in Malaya held over 300 strikes in 1947 involving almost 70,000 workers to fight for better pay and working conditions. The strikes grew more contentious with the involvement of the Malayan Communist Party, who sought to blame problems in the post-WWII period on the British. Many workers were encouraged to join trade unions to participate in the strikes.
2. More than 300 strikes by almost 70,000 workers were
held in 1947 alone.
Became worse with the involvement of the Malayan
Communist Party
Push the blame to the British for the post -WWII
problems.
Many were encouraged to join trade unions to fight for
better pay
1947 : Year of Strikes