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JOBS TO BE RESERVED FOR LOCALS, SAYS MINISTER
RAWANG (Malaysia), Dec 4 (Bernama) -- The government is taking several
measures, including reserving certain jobs for locals, to ensure more employment
opportunities in the wake of the global economic recession, Human Resources
Minister Dr. S.Subramaniam said Thursday.
He said the ministry was also considering making it mandatory for employers
to register job vacancies in their companies with the ministry's Manpower
Department.
"For a start, we are considering reserving certain categories of jobs in
the various industries for locals with the right skills," he told reporters
after launching Perodua's Training Centre near this town just outside Kuala
Lumpur city. Perodua is Malaysia's second automobile manufacturer after Proton
established in 1993.
He said the ministry was discussing with the industries concerned and had
requested them to submit the list of jobs that could be reserved for locals to
the Manpower Department.
"If the employers wish to engage or employ foreigners to those posts which
are reserved for locals,they will be asked to state their reasons," he said,
adding that only when the ministry was satisfied with their reasons, would they
be allowed to recruit foreigners.
He said that currently employers registered job vacancies with the ministry
through its 'JobsMalaysia' portal on a voluntary basis.
"We may make it mandatory for them to register with us so that we can
ensure that more locals will be able to get jobs, and we can also monitor the
recruitment exercise so that locals are given preference."
Dr Subramaniam said that to date, about 100,000 job vacancies had been
registered with 'JobsMalaysia', ranging from oil palm harvesters to top
management.
He also said that employment kiosks would be opened in major shopping malls
throughout the country soon where job seekers could register online to match
vacancies with their qualifications.
"It will be a one-stop centre where those wishing to seek jobs in the
private and public sectors, including the police and armed forces, can register
and also obtain information," he added.
-- BERNAMA
measures, including reserving certain jobs for locals, to ensure more employment
opportunities in the wake of the global economic recession, Human Resources
Minister Dr. S.Subramaniam said Thursday.
He said the ministry was also considering making it mandatory for employers
to register job vacancies in their companies with the ministry's Manpower
Department.
"For a start, we are considering reserving certain categories of jobs in
the various industries for locals with the right skills," he told reporters
after launching Perodua's Training Centre near this town just outside Kuala
Lumpur city. Perodua is Malaysia's second automobile manufacturer after Proton
established in 1993.
He said the ministry was discussing with the industries concerned and had
requested them to submit the list of jobs that could be reserved for locals to
the Manpower Department.
"If the employers wish to engage or employ foreigners to those posts which
are reserved for locals,they will be asked to state their reasons," he said,
adding that only when the ministry was satisfied with their reasons, would they
be allowed to recruit foreigners.
He said that currently employers registered job vacancies with the ministry
through its 'JobsMalaysia' portal on a voluntary basis.
"We may make it mandatory for them to register with us so that we can
ensure that more locals will be able to get jobs, and we can also monitor the
recruitment exercise so that locals are given preference."
Dr Subramaniam said that to date, about 100,000 job vacancies had been
registered with 'JobsMalaysia', ranging from oil palm harvesters to top
management.
He also said that employment kiosks would be opened in major shopping malls
throughout the country soon where job seekers could register online to match
vacancies with their qualifications.
"It will be a one-stop centre where those wishing to seek jobs in the
private and public sectors, including the police and armed forces, can register
and also obtain information," he added.
-- BERNAMA
