Calvin Cheng was interviewed by BFM89.9 on 12 August 2024
Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Alena Nadia, Dashran Yohan, Alia Zefri
Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Lim Sue Ann
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress has urged the government to review a new minimum wage for the private sector, noting that the last review was two years ago. Employers, however, have warned that such a move would burden their operational costs. We hear from Calvin Cheng, a Fellow in the Economics, Trade and Regional Integration Division of ISIS Malaysia, to give his two cents on this issue.