Malaysia has a total workforce of 15.1 million. More than a quarter of this — 26% or a huge 3.9 million people to be exact — are participating in the gig economy. 

TheMalaysanReserve, October 18, 2022

Proponents of the gig are mostly technopreneurs and employers from the p-hailing and e-hailing industry, promoting better pay, flexible hours and “no boss to answer to” as the advantages. Little were touched on the downsides. Better earnings were promoted, but very little was said of the reality of the exclusive few. 

TheMalaysanReserve, October 18, 2022

Gigsters are claimed to earn more than RM3,000 a week, but little has been said that the group consists only 3% of total gigsters, and in a niche industry comprising technical experts, alien to the mass-participated p-hailing and e-hailing services. 

One e-hailing driver was allegedly earning RM7,000 monthly, but it wasn’t highlighted that he was working on a 12-hour shift daily in a six-day week and taking a net RM4,000 only, minus operating expenditure, sweat and vehicle maintenance. And that the majority (60%) is actually earning less than RM4,000. 

TheMalaysanReserve, October 18, 2022

Reference:

TheMalaysanReserve, October 18, 2022. The gig economy: What monster are we breeding? (themalaysianreserve.com)

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