COMMENT | The recent events and discussions concerning the minimum remuneration for pupils have engendered a lot of controversies.

We think that as a matter of principle and policy, there should be a minimum remuneration for pupils, especially when Malaysia has recognised and implemented a national minimum wage that covers almost every employee and profession.

A pupil should not be in a lesser position. Even the Federal Government agreed in 2019 to increase the allowance for interns (from RM1.60 an hour to RM5 an hour) undergoing practical training in all its department and agencies.

The International Labour Organisation has even considered a living wage as a basic human right...