Govt building support staff plead with PM for 'withheld' minimum wage

A group of contract-based maintenance and support staff working at government buildings have urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to intervene in their wage dispute.

More than 40 people gathered near the main entrance of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Putrajaya today to perform a silent demonstration about their predicament this morning.

With Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and the Government Contracts Workers’ Network (JPKK), the group sent a memorandum to the prime minister that details their job struggles.

The group, which includes cleaners, security guards, and gardeners, alleged that the public agencies they are contracted under have withheld the full amount of their minimum wage.

The workers come from lower-income households and are often the main breadwinners of their families.

They came to protest today from...