Hard labour: Workers harvesting oil palm bunches at a palm oil plantation in Banting, Selangor. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
MALAYSIA is set to achieve pre-pandemic economic growth this year but struggles to stay on track due to global headwinds, as well as certain structural constraints, especially in the labour market.
National unemployment rate remains above 4%.
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