CM: Enough jobs for Sabah youths
KOTA KINABALU May 9, 2012: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman yesterday assured that there are enough job opportunities for youths in Sabah.
“For instance, there are some 2,000 vacancies in the plantation industry,” he said.
But unfortunately, Musa said the industry is not exactly a career favoured by local youths in the state.
“So they have an option to work in the hospitality sector as we have a lot of hotels and resorts and I would like to urge those with experience to return to Sabah to work here,”
he told reporters after chairing the second Sabah Action Council meeting at Wisma Innoprise here.
Musa was responding to a statement by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth chief Edward Dagul that thousands of Sabahan youths are forced to migrate to Peninsular and abroad to seek employment due to the economic shortcomings in the state.
Edward also claimed that they had identified at least 60,000 jobless Sabahan youths and blamed Barisan Nasional for failing to provide job opportunities for them.
“I do not believe we do not have jobs for our youths. But having said that, we cannot stop them from migrating as probably they find better offers, or maybe they just want to work and sightsee outside the state.
“The claim by SAPP is untrue, and as usual it is just their political gimmick, especially now with the election just around the corner,” said Musa.
He, however, advised local youths not to be too choosy when looking for employment.
Meanwhile, Sabah Oil and Gas Contractors Association (Sogca) called on SAPP to provide them with the list of names of local youths in Sabah, which they claimed to be jobless.
“We need them to work,” said its president, Datuk Iskandar Malik, adding that Sogca is willing to work with SAPP to provide the necessary training to equip these youths for the oil and gas industry.
Apart from Sogca, other agencies such as Petronas and also government departments such as Yayasan Sabah are also offering training programmes to expose youths to the skills and knowledge needed in the market.
“Maybe SAPP is unaware that there are skill and training programmes organised to train our youths in Sabah. And with oil and gas as a growing industry in the state, we are indeed in need of more manpower, preferrably skilled ones,” he said.
Edward said the Sabahan youths have no choice but to seek employment elsewhere. Over 60,000 of them have been listed as jobless, and most of them have gone to either West Malaysia or other countries to work.
“And what saddens us more is that they become homeless after failing to secure jobs. And some of them have to depend on the assistance from non-governmental organisations for food and sleep by the roadside as they have no place to go,” Edward said during the SAPP Kota Kinabalu Youth Convention held in Likas over the weekend.
He added that the state government had once set up a committee to investigate the issues pertaining to homeless Sabah youths in Peninsular Malaysia.
“However, to date, no action has been taken to overcome the problem, and what is worse is that more people are falling and becoming victims.
“It seems that the Barisan Nasional government, and Umno, do not care about the problems affecting Sabahan youths, and in fact they have also failed to provide job opportunities to cater their needs in Sabah,” he said.
Iskandar added that if indeed there are thousands of Sabahans working outside the state, he urged them to return home as there are jobs waiting for them here.
He also proposed to SAPP to carry out roadshows in peninsula states to lure Sabahans to return home and work in the many industries in Sabah.
On another development, Iskandar said that it was possible to offer the RM800 minimal wages to employees in Sabah, if the employers are allowed to be the main contractors in the industry.
“As it is now, we are made the sub-contractors, making it impossible to pay our workers more,” he said.
Iskandar added that he understands the problems affecting the employees, especially to make ends meet with such low salaries.
“There are three basic needs – food, shelter and clothing. And all are very costly. But we cannot give in and agree to the RM800 minimum salary when we cannot afford to pay it,” he said.
by Sandra Sokial
Unfortunately many local youths are not interested in the kind of jobs that requires them to work too hard. They all expected to sit in office and get paid high salary. The reality is not so, even office workers needs to work hard and those who are not up for the challenges will find themselves out of work in the end.
BalasPadamAdvice to unemployed youths, don't be too picky and be prepared to work hard.
BalasPadamsetuju, jangan terlalu memilih dan berusahalan untuk menambahkan kemahiran.
PadamThere are some 2,000 vacancies in the plantation industry but most locals does not wish to work in these sort of industries, the plantation owners have to depend on the foreign workers instead.
BalasPadamRasanya pekerja dalam industri pertanian/perladangan juga termasuk dalam menerima gaji minimum yang baru2 diumumkan. tapi bagi mereka yang belajar tinggi2 seperti ada diploma atau ijazah mumgkin tidaklah teringin untuk bekerja dalam industri ni.
PadamMany complain that the salary are too low and they refuse to take the jobs, but the standard salary in Sabah for fresh graduates are RM1,200. Eventually it will be raised if the graduates are willing to work hard.
BalasPadamI think better work for gain experiences.RM1,200 starting for fresh graduate ok I think. After that, may be after few months it will be raised.
PadamTidak payahlah menjangkakan gaji yang tinggi kalau di Sabah. Rm1200 memang kira tinggilah tu kalau di sini. kalau SM kerja kilang pun boleh dapat RM2k.
Padamtingkatkan usaha, jika anda ada kualiti kerja pasti majikan akan naikkan gaji.
PadamSome thinks that the grass is greener elsewhere, therefore many of them prefer to go to West Malaysia to find jobs, but end up becoming squatters. West Malaysia may pay higher salary compare to Sabah, but they also expect the workers to work harder, not to mention the cost of living is also higher there.
BalasPadamKerajaan Sabah sedaya upaya menyediakan banyak peluang pekerjaan kepada penduduk Sabah terutamanya pemuda dan pemudi Sabah.
BalasPadamBanyak latihan dan kemahiran yang diberikan oleh kerajaan secara percuma contohnya melalui Jabatan Pembangunan Sumber Manusia. Ada juga web yang disediakan untuk mencari pekerjaan seperti di Sabah Job Center.
Padamgolongan muda juga hrus membantu diri sendiri dengan meningkatkan kemahiran mereka.
Padampeluang pekerjaan di Sabah ni sebenarnya byk, belia Sabah harus pandai mencarinya. pelaksanaan pelbagai projek seperti Samur pasi akan mewujudkan lagi byk peluang pekerjaan.
BalasPadamMemang banyak tapi terlalu memilih. biasanya mereka yang keluar dengan diploma dan ijazah akan mencari pekerjaan yang bersesuaian dengan kursus yang mereka ambil ketika di kolej/universiti. tapi mereka harus ingat, sekarang ni banyak persaingan dan bukan mudah untuk dapat pekerjaan yang betul2 bersesuaian. Ambil pengalaman dan lakukan apa saja kerja asalkan pekerjaan itu halal.
Padamdengan adanya projek-projek yang dijalankan, peluang pekerjaan akan lebih banyak.
PadamKadar pengangguran di Arab Saudi sekitar 10.5 peratus daripada 18 juta jumlah penduduk.Kerajaan Saudi memberi subsidi 2000 riyal atau sekitar Rm1600per bulan selama lebih dari satu tahun kepada para penganggur. Pemberian faedah baru ini diumumkan Raja Abdullah pada Rabu, 28 Mac 2012.
BalasPadamgolongan muda harus lebih berusaha untuk mendpatkan pekerjaan.
BalasPadamSebenarnya memang banyak peluang pekerjaan di Negeri ini. Cuma ada yang terlalu memilih.
BalasPadamKes yang memilih kerja ini juga akan menyebabkan peluang tersebut diambil oleh warga asing.
BalasPadamAda sebab lain lagi yang mana inginkan gaji yang lebih tinggi dan kerja yang baik. Ini kerana mungkin diluar sana ada pekerjaan di Kilang-kilang yang besar berbanding di Sabah sendiri.
BalasPadamYang pasti kerajaan Negeri telah mencuba yang terbaik bagi memenuhi kehendak pekerjaan di Negeri tersebut. Maka pelbagi usaha telah dilakukan demi mencapainya.
BalasPadamtidak ada yang memakas belia2 sabah ini untuk berhijrah ke semenanjung.. rata2 belia Sabah yang berada di semenanjung, bila saya tanya kenapa pilih semenanjung, mereka akan cakap ikut kawan atau sekadar mencuba pengalaman kerja di tempat orang..
BalasPadamkebanjiran pekerja asing di negeri ini menunjukkan Sabah tidak pernah mengalami masalah kekurangan peluang pekerjaan..
BalasPadamkerajaan mengetahui mana yang terbaik untuk rakyat.
BalasPadamPastikan remaja2 tidak mempersiakan masa mereka dengan menganggur kerana apa sahaja pekerjaan asalkan halal, akan membawa kebaikkan.
BalasPadamJika ingin, pastikan anda tidak terlepas untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan.
BalasPadamPeople’s perception that Sabah does not have enough job opportunities is wrong; there are many said Assistant Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology, Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid.
BalasPadam“There are plenty of job opportunities in Sabah. It is up to the people whether they want to work and get the experience or not. If they think that they do not have the required experience, my ministry is prepared to give them training.
BalasPadamSo in fact, people’s perception that there are no job opportunities in Sabah is wrong.
BalasPadamAccording to Jainab, job opportunities were not only available and abundant at the expo, but her ministry will also find ways to match job seekers with employers or various employment agencies all the time.
BalasPadamPetronas reaffirms its commitment to provide job opportunities for qualified youths in Sabah to participate in the growing oil and gas industry.
BalasPadamPetronas has rolled out several projects both upstream and downstream to add value to the petroleum resources recently discovered offshore Sabah.
BalasPadamThese include the Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal (SOGT) in Kimanis, the Sabah Ammonia and Urea Plant in Sipitang as well as the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP).
BalasPadamJob seekers can go to our ministry through Sabah Job Centre which is located at Wisma Bunga Raya on the ground floor. All they have to do is to provide us with their contact details especially their IC numbers because we focus more on locals, find out their experiences and skills, then we will match them to suitable employers.
BalasPadamThe opportunity for jobs and businesses in the oil and gas industry are enormous as the industry is set to be one of the fastest growing sectors in Sabah’s economy.
BalasPadamThese projects are part of an overall plan by Petronas to further develop and integrate the oil and gas industry in Sabah.
BalasPadamThe SOGT and the SSGP are two major projects which will allow upstream resources found offshore Sabah to be commercialised at the most competitive rates.
BalasPadamMore than 20 Sabah-based companies are participating in these two projects.
BalasPadamThe Sabah Ammonia and Urea Plant in Sipitang, which will be the largest single-train granular urea facility in South East Asia, provides opportunities for Sabah-based companies in its development.
BalasPadamPetronas is also developing two power plants in Sabah, one each in Kimanis and Lahad Datu. Both power plants will contribute to a total of 600MW of electricity, which will provide power to many homes and encourage businesses to set up operations in the state.
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