THE GREAT RESET – Let there be Jobs A

compilation of REFSA articles, briefs and opinions on thought provoking suggestions to create sustainable, dignified jobs for all.

#MalaysiaCiptaKerja (Versi Bahasa)

Lebih lima bulan telah berlalu semenjak Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan mula-mula sejurus tercetusnya pandemik COVID-19. Pertumbuhan KDNK negara untuk suku kedua tahun 2020 dicatatkan -17.1%, kadar terendah sejak krisis Kewangan Asia pada 1998. Sementara itu, kadar pengangguran dicatatkan pada 4.9 peratus atau seramai 773,200 orang tanpa pekerjaan. 

Pelbagai rancangan rangsangan ekonomi telah dilancarkan untuk membantu memelihara kelangsungan hidup rakyat. Namun, adakah semua inisiatif ini mencukupi? Apakah realiti sebenar yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat? Mampukah kita bangkit semula dalam normal baharu pasca COVID-19?

Saksikan #MalaysiaCiptaKerja untuk memahami Dasar-dasar Berorientasikan Misi yang boleh diperkenalkan untuk menyemai semula ekonomi Malaysia dan mewujudkan ekosistem pekerjaan baru yang berdaya tahan dan lestari.

#MalaysiaCiptaKerja (English version)

More than five months have passed since the first Movement Control Order was announced following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s GDP growth for the second quarter of 2020 was recorded at -17.1%, the lowest rate since the Asian Financial crisis in 1998. Meanwhile, unemployment rate was recorded at 4.9 per cent or 773,200 unemployed people, an all record high.

Various economic stimulus plans have been launched to help protect people’s lives and livelihoods. However, are all these initiatives sufficient? What is the reality on the ground? Can we quickly stand on our feet again in the post-COVID-19 world?

Watch #MalaysiaCiptaKerja to understand Mission-Oriented Policies that can be introduced to reset the Malaysian economy and create a resilient and sustainable ecosystem for job creation.

ARTICLES, BRIEFS AND OPINIONS

Inequality

The impact of COVID-19 on the Youth in Malaysia – a survey report

Based on a survey carried out at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in May 2020, this report highlights the impact of COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdowns on Malaysian youth. It is found that the youth are more vulnerable, with different age groups of youth experiencing different difficulties. Read the full report to find out more.

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Inequality

Budget 2021: Ushering in the New Economic Paradigm

Budget 2021 will need to incorporate measures to ensure the survival of the economy in the short term, while balancing this with the creation of good jobs and a stronger social safety net, to lay the foundations for a dynamic economy in the future.  

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Re-Imagining Re-industrialisation Now

With prolonged economic recession insight, Hafiz Noor Shams, Visiting Fellow at REFSA gives us his view on how Malaysia can move forward and whether a new re-industrialisation policy is required.

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Job and Wages

Creating Jobs Through Public Education and Healthcare Investment

Government plays a key role to stabilise and jumpstart the jobs market that has been battered during the COVID-19 recession. This paper proposes counteracting measures in the form of a long-term public sector expansion. Specifically, the public health and tertiary education systems should be expanded to meet underserved demand.

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NEWS
Good Governance
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