Nearly 100,000 Malaysians have lost jobs since start of MCO, says HR ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the economy, the Human Resources Ministry reveals that 99,696 Malaysians have lost their jobs since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) in March up till Nov 27 this year.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pic) said these were figures reported by the Employment Insurance System under the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso).