Specific legislation for gig economy workers in Malaysia is on the Human Resources Ministry’s to-do list, reports The Star Malaysia. Also on the list is legislation for assisting the government in achieving a new target for highly skilled workers. Human Resources minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the ministry is concerned over the needs and welfare of approximately 4 million Malaysians working in the gig economy. The figure is a big jump compared with pre-Covid-19 pandemic days, which then registered some 500,000 workers. We will be looking into whether there is a need to draw legislation specifically to oversee and protect workers in the gig economy,” Saravanan said.