Senior citizen Chan Siew Lin,67 working at a food stall in Petaling Jaya. —AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
PETALING JAYA: As Malaysia’s population ages, more seniors – especially women – are working past the retirement age.
According to the Statistics Department, about one out every five or 20.9% of women aged 60-64 were working last year, up five percentage points from 2022.
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