Minimum wage still below what’s needed for basic necessities

“We must be clear that bringing the minimum wage higher is not about reducing the dependency on foreign workers but ensuring that the workers in the lowest income bracket are well protected against unduly low pay,” Firdaos says.

WHILE many countries globally have embraced a minimum wage policy as a fundamental labour regulation, Malaysia joined this trend comparatively later.

For instance, Australia has been implementing a minimum wage policy since as far back as 1907, and the United States established its policy in 1938.