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                                <title><![CDATA[ Labour shortage in Johor as ringgit slump pushes more to Singapore, report says ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ Channel NewsAsia cites challenges in industries such as healthcare and F&B. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ H&M says it will 'phase out' sourcing from Myanmar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This comes weeks after top rival Zara owner Inditex said it is phasing out purchases from the Southeast Asian country. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Number of jobs up 2.4% in Q2 2023 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A total of 8.83 million were recorded compared to 8.62 million in Q2 2022. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Don't depend on gig economy too much, deputy HR minister tells youth ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Trades union body in support of progressive wage policy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malaysian Trades Union Congress says the government must intervene in annual salary increases and that market forces cannot determine the price of labour. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 4.5 million Malaysians likely to lose jobs if they lack skills, says HR minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ V Sivakumar cites the rise of artificial intelligence and its use in the automation of tasks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'What kind of work is that?': Post-SPM clashes arise between parents and children ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some SPM graduates say they do not know how to convince their parents of what they want to do in life. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Nearly a third of domestic workers in Malaysia in forced labour conditions, says UN agency ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A survey based on interviews with domestic workers in Southeast Asia says 29% of those in Malaysia face such conditions, compared to 7% and 4% in its neighbours Singapore and Thailand, respectively. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Firms that hired stranded migrant workers to face action ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 23:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Labour Department vows to take action against recruitment agencies and companies found to have misused government quotas and licences for hiring migrant workers. ]]></description>
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