32,221 dapat pekerjaan - TPM

Oleh LIAU PEI WEN
liau.peiwen@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR 31 Julai - Pelbagai inisiatif yang diambil oleh kerajaan sejak awal tahun ini berjaya membantu seramai 32,221 rakyat negara ini mendapat pekerjaan, kata Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Menurut Timbalan Perdana Menteri, kerajaan melalui Kementerian Sumber Manusia telah memperkenalkan beberapa inisiatif utama untuk membantu rakyat mendapat pekerjaan termasuk Program Latihan dan Penempatan Semula serta penubuhan Pusat JobsMalaysia di seluruh negara.

"Sehingga Rabu lalu, kerajaan meluluskan sebanyak 31,484 peluang latihan di bawah Program Latihan dan Penempatan Semula. Ini bermakna, lebih 31,000 peluang pekerjaan menanti untuk direbut oleh orang ramai.

"Setakat ini, sejumlah 11,368 pelatih yang terdiri daripada pekerja yang diberhentikan, siswazah dan belia menganggur serta peserta daripada program penciptaan kerja yang lain sedang menjalani latihan di bawah Program Latihan dan Penempatan Semula," katanya.

Beliau yang juga Menteri Pelajaran berkata demikian dalam ucapan perasmian Karnival Kerjaya Antarabangsa 2009 (ICC '09) di Pusat Pameran Mid Valley di sini hari ini.

Teks ucapan beliau dibacakan oleh Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

ICC '09 anjuran Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) dengan tema 'Peluang-peluang Global untuk Tenaga Kerja Kompetitif' itu berlangsung selama tiga hari.

Muhyiddin berkata, kerajaan yang sentiasa mahu rakyat didahulukan mempunyai tanggungjawab besar untuk membantu mengurangkan beban mereka ketika tempoh sukar pada masa ini.

"Mereka yang terjejas teruk berikutan krisis ekonomi dunia ialah golongan pekerja terutama yang telah diberhentikan dan pencari-pencari kerja baru. Kita mahu membantu mereka mendapat pekerjaan," katanya.

Menurut beliau, Malaysia harus membangunkan modal insan yang bersifat kompetitif, kreatif, inovatif dan holistik dalam memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi negara ke arah berasaskan pengetahuan.

"Sehubungan itu, sistem pendidikan yang memberi penekanan kepada budaya inovasi dan kreativiti adalah prasyarat utama untuk kita mencapai matlamat tersebut dengan berjaya," katanya.

"Dunia hari ini tidak lagi mengamalkan model lama yang mana pekerjaan 'diberi' dan 'sedia ada' untuk mereka.

"Justeru, sangat mustahak bagi para siswazah mengambil inisiatif untuk memahami permintaan pasaran kerja sekarang kerana pelbagai pihak menaruh harapan tinggi terhadap mereka," ujarnya.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, terdapat keperluan untuk menjalin aspirasi pembangunan kerjaya antara golongan siswazah dan para profesional di seluruh dunia dengan permintaan sumber manusia dalam pasaran kerja antarabangsa. - Utusan Malaysia.

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Jobs Available For Retrenched Workers To Fill, Says Subramaniam

KOTA BAHARU, July 31 (Bernama) -- More jobs were available than the number of workers retrenched between October last year and July this year, Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said Friday.

He said that between Oct 1 last year and July 29 this year, 31,700 workers were retrenched or given the option to resign while 38,527 vacancies were waiting to be filled, giving 6,827 more vacancies than people without jobs.

"This means that the people without jobs can fill the vacancies. They can even choose where they want to work," he told reporters after opening the 63rd annual general meeting of Kelantan MIC, here.

Subramaniam said the private sector registered the highest number of vacancies, which had to be filled by Malaysians and not migrant workers from Indonesia or Bangladesh.

He also said that between next month and the end of this year, there would be 4,820 vacancies which would have to be filled by Malaysians.

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APMM tahan 61 PATI, Marin tangkap 23

JOHOR BAHRU 30 Julai - Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) Wilayah Selatan berjaya mematahkan cubaan menyeludup keluar seramai 61 pendatang asing tanpa izin (PATI) warga Indonesia di muara Sungai Johor dekat Kota Tinggi awal pagi ini.

Kesemua PATI yang ditahan kira-kira pukul 1.20 petang itu terdiri daripada 34 lelaki dan 27 wanita serta lima kanak-kanak, berusia antara tiga bulan dan 60 tahun.

Ketua Penguat Kuasa Maritim Wilayah Selatan, Laksamana Pertama Maritim Che Hassan Jusoh berkata, hasil pemeriksaan turut menemui serbuk putih di lantai bot dipercayai dadah jenis syabu.

"Ketika rondaan Ops Perkasa Selatan, sebuah bot laju APMM telah mengesan sebuah bot pancung dalam keadaan yang mencurigakan di kawasan tersebut.

"Bagaimanapun, apabila cuba dihampiri, bot itu memecut laju untuk melarikan diri. Namun kami berjaya memintasnya selepas 20 minit," katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini hari ini.

Che Hassan berkata, APMM telah mengenal pasti laluan utama penyeludupan keluar masuk PATI dan akan meningkatkan rondaan di kawasan tersebut.

Sementara itu, dalam kes berasingan seramai 23 PATI ditahan oleh Pasukan Gerakan Marin (PGM) Wilayah Dua di kawasan Tanjung Pengelih, Pengerang semalam.

Komander pasukan itu, Mohd. Khamsani Abdul Rahman dalam kenyataannya berkata, kesemua suspek yang ditahan berusia antara 19 dan 43 tahun termasuk seorang pembantu tekong.

"Dalam kejadian itu, dua suspek telah ke laut. Bagaimanapun seorang daripada mereka yang merupakan pembantu tekong berjaya diselamatkan.

"Namun tekong bot itu berjaya meloloskan diri kerana cuaca gelap," katanya.

Beliau berkata, mereka yang ditahan disiasat di bawah Akta Imigresen 1959/63 Pindaan 2002 kerana tidak mempunyai dokumen perjalanan sah.

Beliau berharap orang ramai dapat menyalurkan maklumat mengenai sebarang kegiatan mencurigakan di perairan negara dengan menghubungi 07-2372222 atau 07-2376122. - Utusan Malaysia.

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Ministry to resolve maid issue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry is pushing to resolve the Indonesian maid issue by the end of next month.

Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said the Malaysia-Indonesia joint working group on maids was expected to meet next month to discuss lifting the temporary maid ban imposed by Indonesia on June 26.

“We will try to resolve the maid issue by the end of August. We want a fair solution for both maids and employers,” he told reporters yesterday.

The upcoming meeting is also expected to review the memorandum of understanding between the two countries on maids to ensure better protection and wage structure.

A meeting was supposed to be held on July 15 but was postponed by Indonesia, he said.

On June 26, Indonesia temporarily banned its citizens from coming to work here as maids after concerns over alleged abuses which were highlighted in the press.

However, those who already paid for the maids were allowed to bring them in.

A meeting took place on July 6 between Dr Subramaniam and his counterpart Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno.

Erman had stated that the ban would be lifted subject to certain issues being resolved.

These include giving maids a day off, which Dr Subramaniam had announced, requiring employers to bank in monthly pay, ensuring better protection against abusive employers and curbing illegal entry of maids.

Dr Subramaniam said the Employment Act would be amended at the end of this year to provide maids with better protection.

“There must be a proper salary system. Now, both parties are accusing each other,” he added.

Separate maid contracts, he said, would also be introduced to cater for maids from different countries.

“Every maid must have a contract which states her salary, working hours, and what benefits the employer will provide. The terms of each memorandum of understanding will be looked at.”

Both sides, Dr Subramaniam said, wanted Indonesians to come here to work as maids given the similar culture.

“Indonesia’s concern is that maids should be treated well. And 99.99% are treated well but we also have to look at the 0.01%,” he added. - The Star

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