PUTRAJAYA, The move to raise the minimum wage rate to RM1,700 reflects the political determination of the Unity Government, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who is also the Minister of Finance, described the decision to raise the minimum wage as bold, noting that waiting for companies alone to decide would prevent any progress.
“If I leave it to the companies, there would be no decision-it’s impossible to reach one that way. So, I discussed it with my friends in the Cabinet. The country is doing well, investments are coming in significantly, and a prosperous nation cannot afford to see this sort of treatment to our workers.
“We are not RM500 or RM3,000, we are going from RM1,500 to RM1,700,” he said at the launch of Putrajaya MADANI Residency Housing Development here today, which was also attended by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territory) Dr Zaliha Mustafa and Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency
