Apologise for 'no migrant minimum wage' call, group tells Guan Eng

Published: Aug 7, 2025 3:22 AM | Updated: Aug 7, 2025 4:31 AM

A migrant rights group has urged DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng to apologise over his remarks that existing migrant workers need not be included in the minimum wage policy or Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions.

Tenaganita called the statement Lim made in Parliament “outrageous” and “irresponsible”.

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