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KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Youth Council (MBS) is hoping for various economic empowerment initiatives to be introduced under Budget 2023 to overcome the issue of youth unemployment in the state.
Its president, Abqaree Fawwaz Abekan said the issue of unemployment had reached a worrying stage, with almost 200,000 unemployed recorded last year and about 45,900 Sabah youth having to migrate to the peninsula to look for jobs.
"This is a loss for Sabah because the human capital resources that we need to develop Sabah are migrating to the peninsula.
“As such, MBS hopes that the government, through the 2023 Budget, can implement a mechanism to bolster economic growth. With sustainable economic growth, MBS believes that more job opportunities can be generated.
“The increase of industries and businesses in the state will also further improve the economic level of the population," he told a press conference here today.
He hoped that the 2023 Budget, scheduled for tabling this Friday (Oct 7), would underline initiatives to help Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs and strengthen the ecotourism sector in the state.
Source: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/200272/empower-economy-to-overcome-unemployment-issues-in-sabah-mbs/