PSM, JPKK Propose RM2,000 Minimum Wage Via Memo To HR Minister

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and the Government Contract Workers Network (JPKK) submitted a memorandum today to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong, urging the government to set the minimum wage at RM2,000.

The memorandum was handed over by PSM deputy chairman S. Arulchelvan and PSM’s Workers Bureau chief R. Saratbabu Raman to Sim’s representative at the Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) earlier today.

Speaking to Bernama, Saratbabu expressed hope that KESUMA would thoroughly review the data presented in the memorandum and decide on a new minimum wage for workers in the country. ‘We do not want the wage to be raised to just RM1,700, as the cost of living has increased, and there needs to be a reasonable adjustment for a decent life, especially for the B40 and M40 groups,’ he said.

Previously, Sim had stated that the government would review the minimum wage, which was last revised from RM1,200 to RM1,500 in May 2022.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

  • malaysiang

    Related Posts

    Quadcom says Cassandra Li Ong transfer to correctional ‘legal’

    Manila: The House of Representatives Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Friday asserted that its order to transfer Philippine offshore and gaming operators (POGO) person-of-interest Cassandra Li Ong to the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) was by the la…

    JKDM Boosts Security At Entry Points With Installation Of 40 AI Scanners

    The procurement of 40 cutting-edge baggage scanning machines, amounting to RM40.72 million, will strengthen security controls at the main entry points across the country, said Customs director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin.

    She said that t…