Govt to expand upskilling efforts to raise women workforce participation, says Lim


BUKIT MERTAJAM: The government will intensify efforts to bring more women, particularly housewives, back into the workforce by expanding upskilling and reskilling programmes nationwide, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Lim Hui Ying (pic).

She said the initiatives are aimed at boosting the country’s female labour force participation rate, which currently stands at 56.9% at the national level.

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