Pay Mt Kinabalu porters better rates, Jafry tells accommodation operators

KOTA KINABALU: Porters ferrying goods for accommodation operators up Mount Kinabalu should be paid according to Sabah Parks rates, says state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin.

He said there was disparity between the rates set for carrying goods for hikers and transporting goods for companies running accommodation facilities.