Strategy to Address Dependence on Foreign Workers, Labour Market Demands

question 29

Multiple Choice

Strategy to Address Dependence on Foreign Workers, Labour Market Demands The prime minister of Malaysia announced his government's "immediate focus would be to enhance skills development and improve the quality of education." By "the constant upgrading of skills of the country's workforce" he hoped to improve the country's "global competitiveness and raise average incomes of workers."
Www) thestar.com.my 11/21/2008
The story describes

• A) a plan increase physical capital.
• B) improvements in Malaysia's incentive system.
• C) a consequence of economic growth.
• D) a plan to increase human capital.

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