Progressive Wage Model for food services, retail within 2 to 3 years
The New Paper National Trades Union Congress deputy secretary- general Koh Poh Koon.PHOTO: MCI NTUC hopes to boost earnings of about 70,000 low-wage workers CHARMAINE NG 0 Engagements The labour movement hopes to implement the progressive wage model (PWM) for the food services and retail sectors in the next two to three years, to boost the earnings of about 70,000 low-wage workers. This will nearly double the coverage of the model, which is currently mandatory in the outsourced sectors of cleaning, security and landscape maintenance, and covers about 80,000 workers. The National Trades Union ...