KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has allocated RM1.7 billion for the Malaysia Short-term Employment Programme (MySTEP), with the target of creating 80,000 jobs this year. Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the jobs could be applied online at http://www.mystep.mof.gov.my/. "Nearly 560,000 jobs were created in 2021 against the initial target of 500,000," he added. Meanwhile, Tengku Zafrul said according to the latest report published by the International Labour Organisation, the global unemployment rate is expected to remain at 207 million persons this year, compared to 186 million in 2019. "In this regard, the government's policies are aimed at avoiding long-term effects on the labour market, household income, and social cohesion.
