Report: 1 in 3 households more than RM1k short of monthly living wage

Report: 1 in 3 households more than RM1k short of monthly living wage

The government should step in and play a bigger role ensuring a decent living for more struggling Malaysians. -NSTP/File pic KUALA LUMPUR: Some 2.2 million Malaysian households are more than RM1,000 short of reaching a living wage and this happens on a monthly basis.

This figure will certainly rise post Movement Control Order (MCO) said a report analysing household income and living wages in the country by Research for Social Advancement (REFSA).

The analysis highlights the plight faced by low-income Malaysians, whose struggles had only been worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.The report further adds that almost […]

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