Tackling The Malaysian Youth Brain Drain

Jason Loh, Head of Social, Law and Human Rights at EMIR Research | Altaf Deviyati, Co-Founder & Director, IMAN Research | Joelle Pang, General Manager, FastJobs Malaysia

17-Nov-21 18:00

Tackling The Malaysian Youth Brain Drain

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A new survey by Employment Hero found that over 70% of young Malaysians are considering leaving the country for greener pastures. We break this down by first looking at the issues in our job market that are contributing to this. Then, how does culture and merit enter the picture? Finally - the solutions that are available to us.

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Produced by: Tasha Fusil, Adeline Choong, Raihanna Azwar

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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