Poised for improvement: Labour skills are being upgraded in the 1Malaysia programme. The over-dependence upon foreign labour is recognised as a problem.
WHEN Yayasan 1Malaysia was launched in July 2009, it identified five major challenges to national solidarity and cohesion, among them growing socio-economic disparities.
In the last six years, the Government has made a number of efforts to reduce these disparities. A minimum wage has been established. There is an attempt to raise the educational level of the workforce, about 70% of whom have only an SPM.
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