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In the aftermath of World War Two, Malaya saw the emergence of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and its attempt to mobilize labour support against the returning British colonial government. The Pan Malayan General Labour Union (PMGLU), later renamed the Pan Malayan Federation of Trade Union (PMFTU), was established as a front organization to harness multiracial labour support and to work in close liaison with other left-wing political groups. Trade unions that mushroomed after the War were invariably dominated by the PMGLU and used as tools for the realization of communist political objectives in Malaya.

In the aftermath of World War II, Malaya saw the emergence of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and its attempt to mobilize labour support against the returning British colonial government. The Pan Malayan General Labour Union (PMGLU) was established as a front organization to harness multiracial labour support. The MCP turned to armed revolution in June 1948, following which a state of emergency was declared and all PMGLU-controlled trade unions were suppressed. The author explores the process of rebuilding the trade union movement during the emergency and ascertains the circumstances and conditions that surrounded the process and the impact of the Cold War on trade unionism in Malaya. (DÜI-Sen)