06 Jul 2020
UN report: Malaysia’s national poverty line does not reflect reality, needs revision
Malaysia has made impressive progress against poverty in the past forty years, but its continued use of an outdated and unrealistic poverty line obscures the troubling reality that millions scrape by on very low incomes, a situation only made worse by Covid-19.
Topic(s)B40COVID-19DisabilitiesEconomic OutlookIndigenous GroupsJobsMigrants/ foreign workers/ refugeesPolicyUrbanizationWomen
Sustainable Development Goal(s)SDG 1: No PovertySDG 10: Reduced InequalitySDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the goalSDG 4: Quality EducationSDG 5: Gender EqualitySDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
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