Policy on foreign labor was of special interest to workers protesting outside the meeting. The idea of scrapping the minimum wage because foreign laborers 'salaries are too high was rejected, but foreign laborers' wages can be made "more reasonable" by adjusting the currently permitted deductions from their pay for food and housing.
備受場外抗議勞工矚目的外勞政策方面，不因外勞工資過高而廢除基本工資，而將以可扣除食宿費用來達到薪資合理化。