KUALA LUMPUR: The government has channelled RM20.339 billion to 357,520 employers through the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) to maintain the employment of 2,953,741 local workers in an effort to reduce the unemployment rate among Malaysian workers.
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that as of Feb 4, 2022, a total of RM14.643 million had been channelled to 1,482 employers to continue operating and maintain the employment of 24,405 workers.
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