KUALA LUMPUR: A council to study the implementation of minimum wage should be set up to encourage locals take up certain jobs, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has suggested.
He said the time had come for the Government to fix a minimum wage in sectors with potential, as the salaries of some workers were below the poverty line.
Dr Chua said the council should comprise members from the Government and private sectors.
"This will reduce the reliability on foreign workers and encourage local people take up jobs in certain sectors," he told reporters after attending the Government Transformation Programme briefing at Wisma MCA here Thursday.
The briefing, organised by the MCA, was given by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala.
It was attended by representatives of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Malaysia, Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia, Malaysian Seven Major Clans Association, non-governmental organisations, and Chinese guilds and associations.
Dr Chua said the briefing, which received good response from those attending, showed that people were worried about the implementation of the programme.
"We always encounter a situation where the programme is good but the implementation has weaknesses.
"There should be close monitoring to ensure the weaknesses can be rectified," he said.
He said the time had come for the Government to fix a minimum wage in sectors with potential, as the salaries of some workers were below the poverty line.
Dr Chua said the council should comprise members from the Government and private sectors.
"This will reduce the reliability on foreign workers and encourage local people take up jobs in certain sectors," he told reporters after attending the Government Transformation Programme briefing at Wisma MCA here Thursday.
The briefing, organised by the MCA, was given by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala.
It was attended by representatives of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Malaysia, Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia, Malaysian Seven Major Clans Association, non-governmental organisations, and Chinese guilds and associations.
Dr Chua said the briefing, which received good response from those attending, showed that people were worried about the implementation of the programme.
"We always encounter a situation where the programme is good but the implementation has weaknesses.
"There should be close monitoring to ensure the weaknesses can be rectified," he said.
