Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh recently said the Cabinet would be discussing making it mandatory for organisations in the private sector to pay interns an allowance – a move opposed by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) but welcomed by the youths (We deserve an allowance, say interns, StarEdu, March 12).
According to the MEF, private companies that take in interns for industrial training pay allowances at their discretion, with the average amount being about RM1,200 in the urban areas, but there are also interns who are paid below RM1,000 per month.
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