PUTRAJAYA: It may be Labour Day today, but it’s work as usual for Cabinet ministers as they attended a special meeting to discuss ideas on how to create more job opportunities.
Official vehicles were seen entering the Perdana Putra compound from 2.45pm.
The special meeting was chaired by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and scheduled at 3pm.
The Prime Minister had in the morning officiated the Labour Day celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here.
Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik, when met by reporters, said the meeting on creating job opportunities was coordinated by the Economic Affairs Ministry.
He said among issues discussed were efforts to create one million jobs for the people, especially youth in the country.
All ministries were asked to present their respective papers on initiatives and approaches on the topic at the meeting, he said.
“Hence we will discuss ways to create job opportunities and how we want to align the efforts,” he said.
“As for the Education Ministry, we are providing technical vocational education and training (TVET) for community colleges and polytechnics, and how to align them with the industry.” - Bernama