A Malaysian employer earned praise online after offering RM180 for a 12-hour booth shift, sparking debate over low wages offered by many vendors.
A Malaysian business owner recently received praise online for the salary stated in her job advertisement seeking workers to operate a pop-up kiosk in Kuala Lumpur.
A local woman shared a screenshot of the job posting on Threads, highlighting that there are employers willing to offer fair wages for a 12-hour shift. According to the screenshot, the business owner offered RM180 for a 12-hour workday.
The business owner has since received nearly 500 applications overnight following the job ad posting on Tuesday (February 24).
“Why do so many kiosks offering only RM100 for part-time work? Workers are already expected to chase all kinds of targets. The worst is when some only offer RM80.
“No wonder so many foreign workers end up working at these kiosks, and then people say locals are ‘choosy’ about jobs,” she wrote in the viral post.
The woman also shared examples of other similar job listings, including those offering only RM100 for a 10-hour shift, while a 15-hour shift paid just RM150 — equivalent to RM10 per hour.
Many netizens agreed with her, calling on employers to offer fairer wages to part-time kiosk workers.
“Because people keep accepting low wages! The standard should be at least RM15 per hour,” one user suggested.
“We haven’t even touched on the issue of employers not stating when workers will be paid. Many local companies pay their staff late, so people need to be careful,” another warned.
“It’s absolutely possible. Some events can pay RM200 to RM250 per day. But owners still choose to offer the lowest amount. To them, RM150 to RM100 for 12 hours already feels ‘expensive’. At the end of the event, sales can reach tens of thousands, but the excuse is always, ‘It’s only part-time, so just pay whatever is enough,’” another commenter said.
One user also claimed that wages for kiosk workers are no better in states such as Terengganu, alleging that workers there are paid less than RM80 for a similar number of hours.
