Why real pay never or hardly increased for so many workers, in the last 2 decades?

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December 27, 2022

-0.08% Service & Sales workers

Negative -0.08% p.a. real decrease in minimum income last 21 years, for Retail Service & Sales workers!

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02AZe8Vrm9izVZ8TK3URrVoVcKT5n8agSCuJnnjvjcXHrEwVVm1JtxKUANJgg7e1ZLl

0.04% Cleaners

54 year-old cleaner’s “work misadventure” death in refuse chamber – possibly had only 0.04% p.a. (40 cents per year) increase in income last 21 years!

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid0TceTUGLqGtL75ERLWYhEsQ6vJvNJ7h8FT9CG6gMKiEk6B8A6Zbs5k9WQfjke2FSil

Cleaners’ real income increased by only 0.2% p.a. last 28 years?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02V4xVGSf5uCG9MkV9sxnzzY39Nbw3T1fQLd8mvPGWJ1SeP23bmWFoC5Noytx2btzRl

0.4% Male Non-PMETs

Full-time employed residents Male Non-PMETs real median income increased 0.4% p.a. last 20 years (Jun 2001 to Jun 2021)

https://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/IncomeTimeSeries.aspx

0.4% Clerical Support workers

“Revelationary” Jobs Statistics: Full-time employed Clerical Support Workers’ real income increased 0.4% p.a. last 20 years

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Leong
Leong Sze Hian has served as the president of 4 professional bodies, honorary consul of 2 countries, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1500 times in the media , has been a radio talkshow host, a newspaper daily columnist, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow, columnist for theonlinecitizen and Malaysiakini, executive producer of Ilo Ilo (40 international awards), Hotel Mumbai (associate producer), invited to speak more than 200 times in about 40 countries, CIFA advisory board member, founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of 2 countries. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional  qualifications.