Does raising expat pay really help locals?

Malaysia just raised minimum expat salary thresholds from June 2026.
The goal is noble. Create more high-paying opportunities for locals.

But globally, when countries do this, the result isn’t automatic promotion.
It often changes where the work happens before it changes who gets the job.

The real test isn’t fewer foreigners.
It’s whether locals move up before the work moves out.

Видео Does raising expat pay really help locals? канала Timothy Tiah