Minimum wage in East Malaysia should be higher, says union leader

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The Sarawak Bank Employees Union says the minimum wage in East Malaysia should be RM2,125 – 25% higher than the current minimum wage of RM1,700.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/04/minimum-wage-in-east-malaysia-should-be-higher-says-union-leader/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #EastMalaysia #MinimumWage

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00:00A Sarawak union leader has called for the minimum wage in East Malaysia to be set at

00:062,125 ringgit, 25% higher than the current minimum wage of 1,700 ringgit.

00:14Sarawak Bank Employees' Union CEO Andrew Low said that a higher minimum wage in East

00:18Malaysia was necessary to reflect the higher cost of living in Sabah and Sarawak due to

00:23logistical challenges and the vast geographical area, reported the Borneo Post.

00:29Low said the union also supported a regionalised wage model for developed areas like Kuala

00:34Lumpur, Johor, Miri, Kota Kinabalu and Penang, where the minimum wage should be at least

00:402,500 ringgit.

00:42He said while Sarawak contributed significantly to the economy through its natural resources,

00:47workers there still face a disparity in wages compared to those in peninsular Malaysia.

00:52He was responding to calls from the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry

00:56of Malaysia and the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers for Malaysia to adopt a state-based

01:01minimum wage system.

01:04The new minimum wage, a 200 ringgit increase from the previous rate of 1,500 ringgit, took

01:09effect on February 1st.

01:11On February 2nd, Human Resources Minister Stephen Sim said the government would continue

01:16to implement a uniform minimum wage across the country.

01:19Danish Rajariza, FMT News.

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