MP SPEAKS | Budget 2021 must reinstate the Malaysians@Work initiative

MP SPEAKS | The RM6.5 billion Malaysia@Work initiative was unveiled in Budget 2020 to create up to 350,000 jobs for Malaysians over a five-year period. The programme, also known as #MalaysiaKerja, is a stimulus package that will provide both wage incentives for workers and hiring incentives for employers.

Malaysians@Work was launched because the Pakatan Harapan government had recognised the key challenges we face and hence the need to create better employment opportunities for the youth and women while reducing our overdependence on low-skilled foreign workers.

Very simply, Malaysians@Work will provide both wage incentives for workers and hiring incentives for employers via the following key thrusts...