KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) will launch a series of comprehensive support initiatives to address the impact of the global supply crisis on the labour market, in conjunction with the May 1 Labour Day celebration, said its minister Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan.
The proactive measures were taken following a worrying trend in the national labour market which saw 5,900 Malaysians laid off last month, with workers in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur being the worst affected.
He said the initiative aimed to increase job seekers' marketability through more dynamic interventions, including improvements to the Employment Insurance System Act 2017, to address the impact of global economic uncertainty stemming from current geopolitical tensions.
“These improvements are expected to provide more comprehensive benefits to workers, including social protection and easier access to reskilling and upskilling programmes.
“This effort is a critical step by the ministry to accelerate the process of redeploying workers to more stable employment sectors, thus reducing pressure on the national labour market,” Ramanan said in a statement in conjunction with a visit to the MYFutureJobs Premium Career Carnival 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today.
Ramanan added that the MOHR would also organise a series of tours to universities nationwide to reach out to prospective graduates, understand their challenges, and facilitate dialogue, career guidance, and job matching to ensure local talent remains relevant and resilient in a challenging economy.
Speaking to the media at the event, he said MYFutureJobs this year aims to help more than 200,000 job seekers find jobs.
Over 10,000 job opportunities with salary offers ranging from RM3,000 to RM16,000 are available at the MYFutureJobs Premium Career Carnival, which will run for two days starting yesterday, with the manufacturing and services sectors among those offering the most opportunities.
Meanwhile, Human Resources Deputy Minister Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan said 10,000 more job opportunities will be offered in conjunction with the LINDUNG Career Carnival in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on May 9 and May 10.
“I understand that more than 52 companies have agreed to participate in the career carnival. Our hope is that every step and plan carefully put together by the ministry can be implemented at the state level, and most importantly, all job seekers have the opportunity to get a job,” he said.
Also present was Social Security Organisation chief executive officer Datuk Seri Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed.
