MELAKA'S median monthly wage remains below the national level, prompting Pakatan Harapan (PH) to push for investment that delivers better-paying jobs and stronger career prospects for local workers, particularly young people.
PH Melaka chairman Adly Zahari said the state's median monthly salary for Malaysian citizen employees stood at RM2,773 in 2025, compared with RM2,940 nationally, according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) figures.
He said attracting investments alone was insufficient unless they translated into stable employment, higher incomes and opportunities for career advancement.
"These investments must create jobs with better incomes. According to DOSM, the median monthly salary of Malaysian citizen employees in Melaka in 2025 was RM2,773, compared with RM2,940 nationally.
"Through our aspiration of 'Quality Jobs, Secure Futures for Young People', investments must translate into positions matching workers' qualifications, stable incomes and opportunities for career advancement," he said.
Adly said skills training must also be aligned with employers' actual requirements to ensure participants secured relevant jobs rather than merely obtaining certificates.
For instance, production workers could receive machinery maintenance training to enable them to move into technical positions involving greater responsibilities and higher salaries.
He said the effectiveness of such programmes should be assessed based on the number of participants who secured employment, remained in their jobs and achieved income improvements.
Adly was speaking at PH's daily press conference at its main operations room in Pengkalan Batu today.
With three days remaining in the campaign, he said PH would continue focusing on engaging voters and explaining its election pledges. - November 11, 2026
