Risk of rising unemployment remains high with MCO 2.0


Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said this year has to take into account the 2020 cohort coming out of the education system.

PETALING JAYA: The worsening Covid-19 pandemic, which triggered a second round of the movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia, has once again cast the spotlight on rising unemployment.

Businesses are staring at a road full of uncertainties even with the hint of vaccine optimism and as it is, job prospects for remains jittery.

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