KUALA LUMPUR: The government is studying a Bank Negara Malaysia proposal on the implementation of living wage in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Thursday (March 2).
Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said the BNM 2017 Annual Report had proposed a living wage rate of RM2,700 for an unmarried adult in urban areas, RM4,500 for a couple without children, and RM6,500 for a couple with two children.
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