Reconciling the Paradoxes In Youth Unemployment

Wan Amirah Wan Usamah, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

22-Jan-25 08:45

Reconciling the Paradoxes In Youth Unemployment

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Unemployment and underemployment among graduates in Malaysia is on the rise, with many highly qualified individuals struggling to secure jobs that match their skills. What kind of policies are needed to close the mismatch? We discuss this with Wan Amirah Wan Usamah of Khazanah Research Institute.

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Produced by: Aghilen Sankar, Aimi Azreena

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: economy, education, politics, government, technology

Tags: malaysia, youth unemployment, tvet, stem, graduates, human resources, underemployment,

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