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Cabinet to discuss expanding social protection to 18-year-olds

PETALING JAYA: A proposal to expand social protection coverage to working Malaysians starting from the age of 18 will be deliberated by the Cabinet, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

From Market Stalls to Mechanic Shops: Better Jobs for Côte d'Ivoire's Urban Youth

Street vendors, taxi drivers, hairdressers, metal workers, repair shops - Côte d’Ivoire’s towns and cities bustle with small-scale enterprises. They make up the urban informal sector, where businesses operate without formal registration and workers have limited access to social protection. This sector has become a vital source of livelihoods and job creation in Côte d’Ivoire, where formal employment opportunities have not kept pace with a rapidly growing urban population. The urban informal sector employs nearly 7 million workers, more than either agriculture or the formal sector. And women constitute a significant portion - two-thirds - of informal firm owners.

employment data | Formal jobs hit four-month low in September: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

Labour economist K.R. Shyam Sundar, adjunct professor of human resource management at MDI, Gurgaon, said the dip in formal job creation was understandable as a lot of informal jobs are created in August and September because of religious festivities and farm work

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj | East Asia Forum

Basic Health Care Provision Fund: Expanding Access to Healthcare for Nigerians