Budget 2023: MTUC urges govt to step up post-pandemic aid for workforce


KUALA LUMPUR: The nation's workforce is counting on increased measures in Budget 2023 to alleviate the financial burden resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).

Its president Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani said the government must look into the need to increase direct cash assistance not only for workers but also indigenous people, single mothers, the elderly, the disabled, and students.

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