The Council of Ministers approved a 2021 draft budget that calls for spending of more than $8 billion and SDR … More
Tag: Employment
Jokowi defends passage of jobs law
Indonesian President says it is needed to help secure jobs for youth, tackle pandemic impact President Joko Widodo yesterday defended … More
WSP 2.0: More is needed for the hard-hit sectors
THE newly targeted Wage Subsidy Programme 2.0 (WSP 2.0) introduced by the government under the Prihatin Supplementary Initiative Package (Kita … More
Covid-19 forces Malaysia’s poor to live on instant noodles, abandon school: UN study
The study of 500 families living in low-cost flats revealed a ‘shocking’ change in diet, while more than 40 per … More
Philippines : Job loss the greatest fear in a new world order
In his commentary, the writer says that many of the unemployable in an IT world could transition to agriculture as … More
“Why This Relentless Witch Hunt?” — Ex-PNB CEO Jalil Rasheed Questions Govt’s Priorities
Jalil, who was the youngest CEO to helm the national fund management company since it was established in 1978, says … More
AirAsia Philippines to lay off 260 staff
12% ground-based and management staff to be lay-off as part of a business restructuring plan to manage its losses sustained from travel restrictions to coronavirus-stricken destinations.
Visit Malaysia Year 2020’s Campaign Collapsed By Pandemic
Millions of people have had to cancel their 2020 travel plans due to the coronavirus crisis. Fuelled by virus fears … More
Covid-19: Malaysian job losses could hit over two million, new survey finds
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 June 2020 : A recent survey by recruitment company JobStreet has revealed up to 20 per cent … More
Four Arrested and Three Injured as Thousands Strike at Taiwanese-owned Adidas Su
More than 10,000 workers joined the demonstration at the company’s headquarters. Strikers told RFA that four workers were arrested by police, while a pregnant worker fainted after a stun gun was used on her.
To consumers, Malaysia’s CPI deflation a sign of pandemic hardship
April’s consumer price index declined to a record low of 2.9 per cent to 117.6, with housing and transport accounting for the biggest drop as most people stayed at home throughout the six-week long movement control order (MCO)
‘We have to ration our meals’: Malaysians share their struggles after COVID-19 left them jobless
CNA spoke to five Malaysians who were left unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a daunting experience having no income to make mortgage and loan payments, but they are determined to soldier on.
Malaysia succeeded in suppressing COVID-19 but here comes the harder part
Lifting the Movement Control Order to reopen the economy alone won’t save Malaysian jobs
