In Labour Day message, DAP’s Chin Tong proposes five-year roadmap for Johor to create jobs with decent pay to retain skilled Malaysians
PETALING JAYA, May 1 — Johor’s Perling assemblyman Liew Chin Tong today proposed a five-year roadmap for retaining skilled Malaysian workers in Johor while urging the state government to place good jobs with decent pay at the centre of all its economic activities as a start.
This he said was because many Johoreans worked in Singapore due to low wages in Johor and other parts of Malaysia which are exacerbated by the huge difference in currency exchange.“This means if a semi-skilled Malaysian worker is paid SGD$2,000 per month, he or she would most likely be happy to stay back in Johor if Malaysian employers pay between RM3,000 and RM4,000.
“To reach such a level of pay for semi-skilled jobs, policies need to be geared towards the technological upgrade, automation and IR 4.0. Liew said all investments into the state should be evaluated on the basis of its contributions to generate quality jobs with better pay for Malaysians.“These job opportunities should match the qualifications of young Malaysians, many of whom have received some forms of skilled training, Technical and Vocational Education and Training or tertiary education,” he said.
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