Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy has criticised the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) for opposing a raise in the minimum wage, which was said would affect business recovery.

“It was argued that the private sector will need some time to recover from the deleterious impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The imposition of minimum wage might be harmful to industries that are struggling to recover.

“This is (a) strange argument on the...