KUALA LUMPUR: The minimum wage will be raised, along with payment for retrenched workers, if the Barisan Nasional government retains power in the general election.
The present minimum wage of RM920 for Sabah and Sarawak and RM1,000 for Peninsular Malaysia would be increased to a new rate which will be announced later this year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Barisan Nasional chairman.
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