Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-Pekerja Ladang (NUPW)

The National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) was established in 1954 by Nathan, P.P. Narayanan, and Choudry.

According to Menon and Leggett (1996), the establishment of NUPW was supported by the British colonial government, the Malayan Trade Union Advisory Council J.A. Brazier, the Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association (MPIEA), and a representative from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).

NUPW and MPIEA signed their first collective agreement in 1954, covering annual leave, salary increments, hospitalization benefits, medical treatment, and housing benefits. In addition to that, NUPW also raised workers' issues related to forced evictions and sexual harassment with the authorities.

In 1990, NUPW organized a three-day strike to demand higher wages for plantation workers. Unfortunately, the government intervened in the strike and refused to refer the dispute to the Industrial Court. Eventually, a compromise was reached with an increase in wages of 85 cents for plantation workers.

Over the decades, NUPW has played a dominant role in the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC). NUPW Secretary-General P.P. Narayanan was elected as the MTUC President for 10 terms (1950-51, 1951-52, 195556, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86). P.P. Narayanan was also elected as the President of the ICFTU in 1975.