employment sector

The government will accord priority to local workers to fill the vacancies in various employment sectors in the country instead of foreigners, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.

At a time when the nation is faced with economic challenges including lay-offs, locals should be given priority to fill-up every vacancy in the employment sector.

A total of 30,997 workers insured under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) out of over 100,000 who were laid off, have been successfully relocated in the employment sector as at Dec 4.

Foreign workers with valid permits who are currently in Malaysia can return to work when their employment sectors resume operations.

The government's move to allocate RM9 billion to reduce unemployment rates will help revive the country's employment sector which is severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

The Human Resources Ministry is conducting a study to determine the starting salary for each employment sector, particularly those involving university graduates.

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