A total of 42,166 people found employment while 1,200 new jobs were created in January, reports the Malay Mail. The country’s prime minister highlighted that the JaminKerja Keluarga Malaysia initiative (Family Job Guarantee initiative) launched on 19 February is on track to achieve the target of creating 600,000 jobs this year. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the National Employment Council was informed of this at its meeting to discuss the programmes and initiatives which have been and would be conducted by implementing agencies to create jobs for Keluarga Malaysia. He added that this success showed that Malaysia’s economy was recovering further following the reopening of various economic and social sectors.

This achievement is 112% of the target set and the government is confident that this success can be repeated with a higher target in 2022,” Yaakob said in a statement. He said the government would strengthen the employment ecosystem through the establishment of the one-stop Employment Placement Centre to monitor the success of every job application. The prime minister also added that this initiative would complement the MYFutureJobs platform which makes it easier for employers to offer jobs and at the same time help job seekers to register for jobs and get appointment dates for interviews.