 On 16th January 2023, 10 founding members of the Malaysia Jobs Coalition met up in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the strategic direction and priorities for the year.
Among the key points raised were the underemployment crisis affecting 2.4 million Malaysians is not receiving the necessary attention from the media and policymakers. Underemployment tend to affect women and young people more than others. Government policy such as JaminKerja has tended to be short-term in nature and may not address the root causes such as skills mismatch. The members agreed on the complexity of jobs and the labour markets. As such, MJC has agreed to identify and clarify the problem further and to promote collaboration between members. The coalition will also be meeting and engaging various stakeholders regarding the issue. The founding members are as follows:
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Nation Building School is will be the Secretariat for the Malaysia Jobs Coalition. To express your interest, please register here.  Malaysia Jobs Coalition (MJC) champions a job for every Malaysian.We advocate the right to work the same way we have the right to education and healthcare. MJC is an independent coalition of progressive civil society organisations, social enterprises and citizens. We focus on achieving full employment (or zero unemployment), promoting decent work and tackling underemployment and youth unemployment. We intend to collaborate with the Government, private sector, trade unions and marginalised groups (e.g. Orang Asli, OKU, former convicts, military veterans, single mothers). Problem Statement (Why do we need to exist?)
Aims (What are we trying to achieve?)
Initiatives (How are going to actualise our aims?)
Steering Committee – to steer the organisation by setting the overall strategic direction
Email contact: myjobscoalition@gmail.com  What is it like working for a think?!
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