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Read More »How The M’sian Minimum Wage Was Created Just 9 Years Ago & What’s Changed Since Then
Did you know that our national, sector-wide minimum wage was actually introduced more recently than we would’ve expected? The Malaysian government announced the nationwide implementation of minimum wages in July 2012, and in the same year, the Minimum Wages Order 2012 came to being. The law was then enforced on …
Read More »What a $15 Minimum Wage Means for Social Security
Photo by a katz / Shutterstock.com An increase of the minimum wage to $ 15 could help today’s young workers when they finally claim Social Security benefits decades from now, while also increasing revenue for the Social Security program today. Such workers could see a benefit that is up to …
Read More »Elderly Cleaner Earning $20/Day Begs This Question: Should S’pore Adopt A Minimum Wage Law?
A sad story about the struggles of an elderly cleaner who earns only S$ 20/day has gone viral on social media, racking up about 20,000 shares. Netizen Meng Shuen Koh had shared his encounter with the old lady on Facebook on July 27, though the post has since been taken …
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