Better pay means higher purchasing power


PETALING JAYA: The new RM1,500 minimum wage will encourage more people to take up jobs and increase their purchasing power, say trade unions.

Welcoming the move, they denied that it would only benefit foreign workers and said that locals were also affected by low wages.

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