The law on minimum wages in Malaysia

The International Labour Conference had, in its 54th session on 22 June 1970, adopted the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) and the Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation 1970 (No. 135), which requires the ratifying states to establish a minimum wage fixing machinery which in turn, is capa...

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Main Author:	Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2013
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29701/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29701/1/Foreign_Workers_The_Law_On_Minimun.pdf

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spelling	iium-297012013-06-25T10:26:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29701/ The law on minimum wages in Malaysia Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) The International Labour Conference had, in its 54th session on 22 June 1970, adopted the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) and the Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation 1970 (No. 135), which requires the ratifying states to establish a minimum wage fixing machinery which in turn, is capable of determining and periodically reviewing and adjusting minimum wage rates. Its primary purpose is to aid the underpaid; the nation’s working population and those who lack sufficient bargaining power to secure for themselves a minimum subsistence wage. Having said the above, this chapter discusses the minimum wage payment with reference to ILO’s instruments, the practice in Malaysia with reference to the Minimum Wages Order 2012 and the approach from the Islamic perspective. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2013-04 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29701/1/Foreign_Workers_The_Law_On_Minimun.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2013) The law on minimum wages in Malaysia. In: Foreign Workers : the Law and Practice in Malaysia. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd, Ampang, Selangor, pp. 533-578. ISBN 978-967-0379-26-5
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description	The International Labour Conference had, in its 54th session on 22 June 1970, adopted the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) and the Minimum Wage Fixing Recommendation 1970 (No. 135), which requires the ratifying states to establish a minimum wage fixing machinery which in turn, is capable of determining and periodically reviewing and adjusting minimum wage rates. Its primary purpose is to aid the underpaid; the nation’s working population and those who lack sufficient bargaining power to secure for themselves a minimum subsistence wage. Having said the above, this chapter discusses the minimum wage payment with reference to ILO’s instruments, the practice in Malaysia with reference to the Minimum Wages Order 2012 and the approach from the Islamic perspective.
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title	The law on minimum wages in Malaysia
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The law on minimum wages in Malaysia

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