Minimum wages in Malaysia: concept and application

• Main Authors: Aba Ibrahim, Nurhani, Said, Rusmawati
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: School of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48826/1/Minimum%20wages%20in%20Malaysia%20concept%20and%20application.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48826/; http://www.ukm.my/fep/perkem/contents/perkem2013-1-06.html

Whether to adopt a statutory minimum wage has been debated in Malaysia for a number of years, even after the enactment of the National Wages Consultative Act 2011. Despite the fact that the real labour productivity of Malaysia grew faster at 6.7 per cent between 2000 and 2008 compared to a mere 2.6...