Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic
The unemployment of youth is an important issue which always highlighted and reviewed by the Malaysian government. Although the national unemployment rate is low every year, the youth unemployment rate was recorded at a two-digit figure every year. The COVID-19 pandemic had further increased the you...
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| author | Eng, Keng Seng Lim, Fui Yee Beatrice Nga, Lay Hui Janice |
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| description | The unemployment of youth is an important issue which always highlighted and reviewed by the Malaysian government. Although the national unemployment rate is low every year, the youth unemployment rate was recorded at a two-digit figure every year. The COVID-19 pandemic had further increased the youth unemployment recently. The Malaysian government had provided initiatives and incentives under economic plans and packages such as PRIHATIN, PENJANA, National Budget 2021 and PEMULIH, to assist the youths in tackling youth unemployment during the pandemic crisis. There are initiatives can be taken by youths to get themselves employed such as learning new skills to increase employability, engage in place and train programme, become entrepreneurs, engage in e-commerce to become self-employed during the pandemic crisis. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-322272022-04-13T04:10:36Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32227/ Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic Eng, Keng Seng Lim, Fui Yee Beatrice Nga, Lay Hui Janice HD6050-6305 Classes of labor Including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection The unemployment of youth is an important issue which always highlighted and reviewed by the Malaysian government. Although the national unemployment rate is low every year, the youth unemployment rate was recorded at a two-digit figure every year. The COVID-19 pandemic had further increased the youth unemployment recently. The Malaysian government had provided initiatives and incentives under economic plans and packages such as PRIHATIN, PENJANA, National Budget 2021 and PEMULIH, to assist the youths in tackling youth unemployment during the pandemic crisis. There are initiatives can be taken by youths to get themselves employed such as learning new skills to increase employability, engage in place and train programme, become entrepreneurs, engage in e-commerce to become self-employed during the pandemic crisis. Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy 2021 Proceedings PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32227/1/Employment%20of%20youth%20in%20Malaysia%20during%20covid-19%20pandemic.ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32227/2/Employment%20of%20youth%20in%20Malaysia%20during%20covid-19%20pandemic.pdf Eng, Keng Seng and Lim, Fui Yee Beatrice and Nga, Lay Hui Janice (2021) Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic. https://www.ums.edu.my/fpep/New%20Folder%201/PROCEEDINGS_OF_3RD_INTERNATIONAL_CONFERENCE_ON_ECONOMICS_ICE2021_.pdf |
| spellingShingle | HD6050-6305 Classes of labor Including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection Eng, Keng Seng Lim, Fui Yee Beatrice Nga, Lay Hui Janice Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic |
| title | Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Employment of youth in Malaysia during covid-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | employment of youth in malaysia during covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | HD6050-6305 Classes of labor Including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32227/1/Employment%20of%20youth%20in%20Malaysia%20during%20covid-19%20pandemic.ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32227/2/Employment%20of%20youth%20in%20Malaysia%20during%20covid-19%20pandemic.pdf |
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