Covid-19: Malaysian job losses could hit over two million, new survey finds
Wednesday, 03 Jun 2020 01:57 PM MYTTaxi drivers wait for passengers at a taxi station in Shah Alam during the conditional movement control order May 6, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
The survey, conducted in May and involving 5,000 participants, indicated that one in five Malaysians who were previously working have lost their jobs due to Covid-19.“Thirty-five per cent of Malaysians have experienced a salary reduction of more than 30 per cent during the movement control order period,” said JobStreet country manager Gan Bock Herm in a statement.
In spite of the grim outlook, several sectors in Malaysia are still actively looking for employees, which include computer and information technology, manufacturing and production, banking and financial services, retail and merchandise, as well as healthcare and medicine.
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