60% of workers unable to survive past 1 week if jobs cut
Majority of Malaysian workers will find it incredibly difficult to survive beyond a week if they suddenly lose their jobs as a fallout from the pandemic. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, May 24, 2020.
ABOUT 60% of workers in Malaysia will find it very difficult to survive beyond one week if they were to suddenly lose their jobs because of the economic impact brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, a Malay Economic Action Council senior fellow said. Azlan Awang said these workers will not have the means to raise even RM1,000 each should they find themselves jobless.
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