Youth Unemployment (Part 2) - Long-standing Structural Problems
Jun 23, 2020, 04:48 AM
Recently the Department of Statistics revealed that Malaysia's unemployment rate for April - at 5% - was the highest it’s been in 30 years. But what of the youth component? Will young Malaysians disproportionately bear the brunt of the economic fallout from the pandemic? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.