PUTRAJAYA: Estate workers signed a historic deal with plantation owners yesterday, capping a 40-year struggle to receive a guaranteed minimum wage each month.
Under the agreement between the National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) and the Malaysian Agricultural Producers Association (Mapa), some 58,000 labourers will now be paid RM350 if their earnings for the month fall below the figure.
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