Minimum Wage Malaysia Foreign Workers

Minimum wages in malaysia increased to 1200 myr month in 2020 from 1100 myr month in 2019.

Minimum wage malaysia foreign workers. The government has set a minimum wage of rm1 000 for all employees beginning july. The implementation of the new rm1 200 monthly minimum wage in 57 city and municipal councils in the country on feb 1 applies to both local and foreign workers. The government hopes to raise the minimum wage in major cities to rm1 200 per month from next year. Three workers rights groups have hit out at the malaysian employers federation mef for attempting to paint the minimum wage as being more beneficial to foreign employees.

With an estimated six million foreign workers in malaysia and assuming half of them are at least at the minimum wage threshold of rm1 200 now the higher minimum wage of rm1 500 for all workers. In sabah sarawak and labuan minimum wage will be rm920 or rm4 42 per hour. This rate would also apply to wages of all foreign workers in malaysia deputy human resource minister datuk seri ismail abdul muttalib said. He said the decision was made after considering various aspects including cost of living and the nation s economic growth.

Mmo malaysian employers federation mef executive director datuk shamsuddin bardan wants the government to review the latest minimum wage hike. As of july 1 the new minimum wage rate will come into effect. Kuala lumpur nov 2 after workers protested against the minimum wage quantum set at rm1 050 monthly the government today raised it to rm1 100 starting january 1 next year. Those without documents and hired illegally fare far worse with unscrupulous employers paying them less than rm1 000 monthly.

He claimed the increase to benefit foreign workers more than locals and could trigger other problems sinar harian reported today. The current minimum wage is rm1 000 in peninsular malaysia and rm920 in sarawak and sabah. There are some 1 76 million foreign workers who work legally in malaysia. In peninsular malaysia minimum wage will be rm1 000 or rm4 81 per hour.

Minimum wages in malaysia averaged 1000 myr month from 2013 until 2020 reaching an all time high of 1200 myr month in 2020 and a record low of 900 myr month in 2014.