PWP will be effective if made mandatory, say activist, ex-MP

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Women’s Aid Organisation says the Progressive Wage Policy can help to close the wage disparity gap if it is properly enforced.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/11/07/pwp-will-be-effective-if-made-mandatory-say-activist-ex-mp  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/11/07/dasar-gaji-progresif-berkesan-jika-wajib  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00The progressive wage policy has the potential to help low-income Malaysians earn better

00:04wages if it is made mandatory, says an activist and a former MP.

00:09Women's Aid Organization advocacy manager Gandipan Gopalan said the PWP is a positive

00:15step to ensure that workers are more adequately compensated, but its voluntary nature and

00:19limited registration weaken its impact.

00:22He said the PWP, if implemented well and made compulsory, could bridge wage disparities,

00:28especially benefiting single mothers and women working in small businesses or as contract

00:33workers at government premises.

00:36Introduced under the 12 Malaysia Plan midterm review, the PWP links wage increases to productivity

00:42and skills, offering incentives for employers who participate.

00:46Former KLANG MP Charles Santiago said the policy acknowledges that the labour market does not

00:51always benefit low-wage workers and should therefore be mandated.

00:56He added that countries like South Korea and Singapore saw real wage growth only after

01:00making similar programs compulsory.

01:03Donald Sharjah Reza, FMT.

01:05Donald Sharjah Reza, FMT.

01:06Donald Sharjah Reza, FMT.

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