AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSkills and Training: Malaysia’s Budget 2027 sets aside RM8 billion for vocational training, including pathways for religious-school students and former military personnel into jobs, business or further study. AI and Work: Vietnamese clerical workers face high exposure to automation as AI takes on routine office tasks. Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal says delivery work should give way to better jobs as technology advances. Hiring: India’s Krystal Integrated Services plans to create more than 10,000 jobs across 25-plus cities by March 2027, while job fairs in the Philippines offered over 6,000 openings. Workforce Policy: New Zealand First proposes replacing its accredited employer visa with a skills-shortage-based system, requiring employers to show they tried to hire or train local workers. Employment Pressures: Trinidad and Tobago’s energy-sector shutdowns and cutbacks at Nutrien and Proman are raising concerns about job losses and workers leaving the country for work.
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