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Hear And Now... in Malaysia Season 7, Ep 3: Because You're Worth It!

Shefah Szetu

11-Jun-14 19:34

Hear And Now... in Malaysia Season 7, Ep 3: Because You're Worth It!

What is a good job? For most of us earning a salary that can sustain a dignified life is the baseline measurement, now with the minimum wage laws in force, 3.2 million private sector workers have been lifted above the poverty line. But there is more to work than money and in this episode we investigate the growing research into the power of jobs to accelerate development beyond purely economic measures to factors such as social inclusion, gender equality and well-being.


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