Kuala Lampur, Aug. 10 -- The United Nations' (UN) fact-finding mission on the scale of poverty in Malaysia must take into consideration several factors, notably the minimum wage and wage per hour, to better reflect the actual situation, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) said today.
Its secretary-general J. Solomon listed the foreign worker situation in the country, minimum wage, income per hour and a realistic reassessment of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the measuring points.
"The raw employment figures of the country would be a misleading indicator, as it does not factor in underemployment and the depression of wage levels which are due to a number of factors.
"The foreign worker situation in the country should not be trea...