Agriculture
Government encourages local hire
http://insightsabah.gov.my/article/read/2133
By Elaine Mah
Picture by Oliver Majaham
Picture by Oliver Majaham
Assistant Minister to the Minister of Resource Development and Informtion Technology Hajah Jainab
The government is constantly working on ensuring that jobs in the oil palm plantation and agricultural industry are filled by locals, said the Assistant Minister to the Ministry of Resource Development and Information Technology, Datuk Hajah Jainab at the State Assembly today.
She said this in response to the question posed by Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia Chui Ket, who asked about programmes that the government has implemented to allow locals to take up jobs in the oil palm plantations and agricultural industry and thus reduce the dependence on foreign labour.
According to Jainab, programmes run by the government include a programme to encourage employers to hire locals in the plantations sector. Through this programme, open interviews are held to attract locals, where in 2010 through to June 2012, 1,823 local workers were successfully placed in plantation sectors.
The government has also conducted a Workforce Technical Transformation Programme (WTTP) together with other related courses including plantation practices as well as mills management courses.
Another government initiative, is the oil palm harvesting course designed for local school graduates. According to Jainab, the programme has produced 121 trained youths in this field in the period between January and September 2012.
The government has also encouraged the involvement of private training centres to sponsor plantation supervision courses for Sabahan youths. To date, 1200 young people have been trained.
In April of this year, the government launched the Sabah Young Agro Businessman Programme to encourage the younger generation in Sabah to venture into agro-based entrepreneurships. - Insight Sabah
Posted on October 27, 2012
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