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Helping hand: The government has introduced various initiatives to help ease the concerns of older workers.
THE National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is expected to put Malaysia’s economy back on the right track, and with it a boost to the country’s employment market. This is good news for those laid off during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly older workers from the B40 or lower-income groups. While the youth are most affected by Covid-19 job losses, retrenched workers aged 45 and above within the B40 group are also facing exceptional challenges remaining in and re-entering the workforce.
High competition
This past one year has been particularly tough for the global economy beset with Covid-19 and compounding effects of the pandemic.