Govt confident of hitting 40pc workers’ compensation target by 2030, says deputy economy minister

The Malaysian government aims to raise workers' compensation to 40% of GDP by 2030, aligning with the 13th Malaysia Plan.

Structural economic transformation and strategic plans like NIMP 2030 and NSS aim to create skilled jobs and attract investment.

Workers' compensation was 33.9% of GDP in 2025, and the government plans to expand the Progressive Wage Policy for better wage alignment with productivity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The government is confident of achieving its target of raising workers’ compensation to 40 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, in line with the aspirations of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah said.

He said the government, through the Economy Ministry, would accelerate structural economic transformation towards a high-value economy driven by innovation, digitalisation, advanced technologies and knowledge-intensive activities to raise workers’ compensation.

“This structural transformation will create more skilled jobs offering higher wages.

“Implementation of national strategic initiatives such as the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030, National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) and National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) will attract more high-quality investment opportunities,” he said during a question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He was responding to a question from Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman (PN-Bachok), who asked about the government’s strategy to raise workers’ compensation to 40 per cent of GDP by 2030, including measures to ensure wage growth keeps pace with productivity.

Mohd Shahar said workers’ compensation accounted for 33.9 per cent of GDP in 2025, up from 33.6 per cent in 2024, an increase of 0.3 percentage point.

He said the government would also consider expanding the Progressive Wage Policy to strategic sectors to ensure efforts to raise workers’ wages remain aligned with productivity growth.

“At the same time, the government is committed to raising the benchmark wage to RM3,500, and we are currently on track to achieve that target,” he added. — Bernama

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马来西亚政府的目标是到 2030 年将工人赔偿金提高到国内生产总值的 40%，这与马来西亚第十三个五年计划相一致。

结构性经济转型和战略规划，如 NIMP 2030 和 NSS，旨在创造高技能就业岗位并吸引投资。

到 2025 年，工伤赔偿占 GDP 的 33.9%，政府计划扩大渐进式工资政策，使工资与生产力更好地匹配。

吉隆坡，10月8日讯——马来西亚经济部副部长拿督莫哈末沙哈尔·阿卜杜拉表示，政府有信心实现到2030年将工人赔偿金提高到国内生产总值（GDP）40%的目标，这与第十三个马来西亚计划（13MP）的愿景相符。

他表示，政府将通过经济部加快经济结构转型，向以创新、数字化、先进技术和知识密集型活动为驱动的高价值经济转型，以提高工人的报酬。

“这种结构性转型将创造更多高技能、高薪的工作岗位。”

“实施诸如《2030 年新产业总体规划》、《国家半导体战略》和《国家能源转型路线图》等国家战略举措，将吸引更多高质量的投资机会，”他今天在国会下议院的问答环节中表示。

他是在回答来自莫哈末·沙希尔·切·苏莱曼（国盟-巴卓）的提问，后者询问政府到 2030 年将工人赔偿提高到国内生产总值 40% 的战略，包括确保工资增长与生产率保持同步的措施。

莫哈末·沙哈尔表示，到 2025 年，工人赔偿金占国内生产总值的 33.9%，高于 2024 年的 33.6%，增长了 0.3 个百分点。

他表示，政府还将考虑将渐进式工资政策扩展到战略性行业，以确保提高工人工资的努力与生产力增长保持一致。

“与此同时，政府致力于将基准工资提高到3500令吉，目前我们正朝着这个目标稳步前进，”他补充道。——马新社

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