FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, Facebook employees sit at their stations during a tour of its new 130,000-square-foot offices in Cambridge, Mass. Facebook is raising what it pays U.S. contractors who do some of its most taxing work, including watching violent and other objectionable material for possible removal from the service. Facebook said Monday, May 13, that it will pay at least $18 an hour for these jobs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Facebook Inc said on Monday it was raising its minimum wage for all US contract workers, reacting to rising costs of living as it faces intense scrutiny over the treatment of ordinary employees and their pay.
The company raised its minimum wage to US$20 (RM83) per hour in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York and Washington D.C. and to US$18 (RM75) per hour in Seattle. It said it was clear that US$15 (RM62) an hour would not now meet the needs of the workers it employs through third-party contractors as cooks, cleaners, security guards or drivers.
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