THE gap between the minimum wage and the actual cost of living is more pronounced among women workers due to the existing gender pay gap.
And as there are more women employed as unskilled labour, such as cleaners and helpers – who make up most of the minimum wage earners segment – the living wage remains a further reach from their existing minimum wage, says Gopalan K. Papachan, the executive director of Empower, a non-governmental organisation working on women’s rights and equality.
