Sim: RM1mil surplus to train gig workers


Interesting invention: Sim (centre) posing with a robot at the 2025 NHCCE in Kuala Lumpur. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The entire surplus of RM1mil from the National Human Capital Confe­rence and Exhibition (NHCCE) 2025 will be used to train gig workers, says Human Resour­ces Minister Steven Sim.

He said this is in line with the government’s commitment to upskill and protect the group under the newly-passed Gig Workers Law.

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