Issues concerning minimum wage and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) took centrestage at Parti Sosialis Malaysia’s annual May Day rally in Kuala Lumpur today.

Backed by some 70 NGOs, the rally saw more than 1,000 people hitting the streets to voice out against GST and urging that the the minimum wage be increase to RM1,500.

Demonstrators gathered as early as 10am at Maju Junction before marching to Medan Pasar an hour later.