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The Pakatan Harapan Government will ensure protection of workers' rights

is at par with international standards and which adhere to conventions

established by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Further, the Pakatan Harapan Government will focus on creating 1 million

quality jobs to ensure social mobility of our citizens to increase the middle

class. We will also boost investments in STEM sector so that Malaysia

remains competitive globally.

To ensure increase in the wages of the people, the Pakatan Harapan

Government will raise minimum wage to RM1,500, and at the same time

introduce policies and regulations so that local workers are prioritised and

not side-lined by their employers. The number of foreign workers will be

gradually reduced and we will ban our Ministers from issuing support

letters to hire foreign workers.

In order to prepare Malaysian workers to face the challenges of Industrial

Revolution 4.0, the unemployed will be retrained for free in new sectors,

especially in the technology sector.

Recognising that Malaysia is hosting more than 150,000 refugees, including

Rohingyas and Syrians, the Pakatan Harapan Government will legitimise

their status by providing them with UNHCR cards and ensuring their legal

right to work. Their labour rights will be at par with locals and this initiative

will reduce the country's need for foreign workers and lower the risk of

refugees from becoming involved in criminal activities and underground

economies. Providing them with jobs will help refugees to build new lives

and without subjecting them to oppression.

To enable parents to continue working, the Pakatan Harapan Government

will ensure that child care services are available for all children up to 12

years of age. This service will be subsidised for all government

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