KOTA KINABALU, Sept 4 — Sabah's record of having the highest number of unemployed in the country has come as no surprise as the state continues to struggle to find a base...
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 4 — Sabah's record of having the highest number of unemployed in the country has come as no surprise as the state continues to struggle to find a base economy to move the state’s almost 170,000 jobless force, analysts said.
Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar recently reported that Sabah again topped the list of unemployment with 169,800 jobless people or 29 per cent of the national rate. "We have seen development in the agricultural sector, and that is focused on palm oil. So we are doing considerably well there. Others where we are thriving are the services sector - tourism, logistics, accommodation, oil and gas — we do well here, too.
"Compare it to Johor’s Iskandar area for instance, where thousands of workers commute and are bused to work daily. That is real job creation, and what is supposed to happen. We do not have that,” he said. "There are just not enough jobs for the demand, and the type of jobs that are needed. It is odd that the GDP growth over the years does not correspond with the job market. There is economic growth but not enough job creation.
One way to do this is in the downstreaming industry which can provide a wide variety of opportunities that upstreaming and resource extraction cannot. Anthropologist and University Malaya senior lecturer Vilashini Somiah said about half of the women population in Sabah are unemployed, partly because the workforce is not always friendly to women, and in particular those in rural areas who do not have as many options.
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