Malaysia needs to boost its economy to provide graduates with better salaries, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. Currently, the job market lacks sufficient high-value jobs for the 400,000 graduates produced annually, with only 50,000 such positions available. This imbalance leads to a paradox where many graduates are underemployed, earning less than RM3,000 and struggling to make ends meet. The minister emphasizes the need to enhance the economy's value to create more high-value jobs.
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