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Meanwhile, PM says Youth and Sports Minister’s ‘boycott’ call not cabinet’s view

COMMENT | Some argue that that the government should not intervene in the decisions of individual companies.

LETTER | The thing is, we all know that this has been turned into a political issue.

The government believes in free-market competition - but not at the expense of workers, says youth minister.

The three ministries are the Human Resource Ministry, Youth and Sports Ministry and Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry.

UPDATED 6.40AM | They are protesting Foodpanda's new pay scheme, which some riders claim can halve their wage.

Whereas, the Human Resources Ministry is also seeking a 'win-win' outcome.

This is amid a strike by the riders over a revision to their payment scheme.

The new pay scheme increases payments per delivery but removes the fixed hourly payment.

The dispute with their company is over a new pay scheme which drops their fixed payment per hour.