Getting better: Following the increase in minimum wage from RM1,500 to RM1,700 in February, early indicators suggest improvements among low-income EPF members. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
AS an office worker, Hashim Mazlan has been dreaming of a higher salary after five years of toiling behind a desk. At a small construction company, he handles everything from clerical duties to minor accounting tasks.
For the past six years, he has been earning less than RM4,000 a month. Living costs in Kuala Lumpur consume a large portion of his income. Rent, car payments, and groceries leave him financially strained at the end of each month.
