‘End wage disparity among Mt Kinabalu porters’


KOTA KINABALU: The rates for Mount Kinabalu porters bringing goods for accommodation operators needs to be more aligned with what is being charged by Sabah Parks to carry personal effects of hikers climbing the mountain.

Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said there was disparity between the rates set for carrying goods for mountain hikers and transporting goods for the companies that run accommodation facilities there.

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