Strategy to Address Dependence on Foreign Workers, Labour Market Demands
The prime minister of Malaysia announced his governmentʹs ʺimmediate focus would be to enhance skills development and improve the quality of education.ʺ By ʺthe constant upgrading of skills of the countryʹs workforceʺ he hoped to improve the countryʹs ʺglobal competitiveness and raise average incomes of workers.ʺ
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The prime minister's plan to enhance skills development and improve education indicates a focus on increasing human capital, rather than physical (choice A) or changes to the incentive system (choice C). The goal of improving global competitiveness and raising worker incomes also suggest a strategy to address the dependence on foreign workers and meet labour market demands, which is a consequence of economic growth (choice D), but not the primary focus of the plan.