Wider safety net for informal workers

By YUEN MEIKENG

Measures needed as 80-plus population set to triple by 2060

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to boost the retirement savings of gig workers, the self-employed and others with irregular income in preparation to being an ageing nation, says the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

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