Sime Darby Property hopeful for growth in 2024 after labour issues resolved
KUALA LUMPUR: Resolving the labour issues in the country this year will help the property market to pick up its momentum moving forward after having faced the labour crunch since the Covid-19 pandemic. Sime Darby Property Bhd’s (SDP) group managing director Datuk Azmir Merican said the group is positive that it would overcome challenges as […]
Govt to get more women into the labour force
KUALA LUMPUR: Affordable childcare centres are to be set up in a move to get more women to join the labour force, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Announcing this as one of the initiatives of the Care Economy, he also said that the government would allocate RM10 million to facilitate the licensing […]
A labour problem – comfort zones and media mischief phenomena
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. – Elbert Hubbard, American writer, artist and philosopher In my previous articles, in Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed two main reasons why we, not just in Malaysia, but in many places in the […]
Construction sector face supply chain and labour woes
KUCHING: The construction industry in Sarawak has seen a considerable easing of the shortage of workers, but the industry still faces a tight labour supply. Sarawak Master Builders Federation president James Ha Tung Ing said the industry is expected to face a temporary labour shortage from April to June during the upcoming Hari Raya and […]
Quality human capital to drive technological aspirations
By Gabriel Lihan & Sarah Hafizah Chandra KUCHING: Sarawak is committed to providing quality human capital and passionate talent to drive the state’s technological aspirations forward. Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said that the ongoing expansion of the manufacturing and services sectors, combined with the rapid pace of […]
Number of unemployed up slightly in July 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The number of unemployed persons in Malaysia increased slightly by 1.2 percent in July this year to post a total of 778,200 persons compared to 768,700 persons in the previous month. According to Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, July 2021 report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today (Sept 9), this resulted […]
Foreign workers needed to propel state’s growth
KUCHING: As the government is pump-priming the economy to recover from the numerous lockdowns, there is a need for foreign workers in order to spur the various industries and economic sectors which are facing a shortage of labour, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. “In Sarawak, without these workers, we would not be able to grow […]
Two percent increase in the labour force 2019
KUCHING: There was a slight increase in the labour force and its participation rate (LFPR) last year, statistics showed. According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the labour force has increased by two percent to 15.6 million persons in 2019 compared to 15.3 million in 2018. The participation rate–-the proportion of people at the working […]
