FOMCA
Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (FOMCA) is a national non-governmental organisation that is voluntary, non-profit and ono political. It is a umbrella body of registered consumer associations in Malaysia. FOMCA links the activities of consumer associations in Malaysia as well as at the international level and works towards strengthening consumer protection through advocacy, lobbying, networking, representation, campaigning and education.
FOMCA's work is focussed on empowering consumers in the context of a developing country with a growing consumerist society. In this regard, it goes beyond the traditional role of consumer protection in the marketplace, which has been called the "value for money" approach, instead FOMCA adovocates "value for people", "value for environment" and "value for money" paradigm.
The current president is Datuk Marimuthu Nadason.He came from Taiping, Perak.
FOMCA's role is thus to
- address and advocate the consumer interest in order to promote consumer welfare.
- RESOLVE consumer issues through policy development and advocacy.
- provide representation for its members to deal with government.
- disseminate information and undertake consumer education.
External links
ms:Gabungan Persatuan-persatuan Pengguna Malaysia