Kuala lumpur: The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) will ensure that every job created not only meets market demand but also offers higher wage value and matches jobseekers' qualifications. Its minister, Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, emphasized that the ministry's focus has shifted from merely creating large numbers of jobs to ensuring job quality aligns with applicants' skills.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, KESUMA has developed a mature labor market ecosystem through its comprehensive MYFutureJobs platform. This platform is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve job matching accuracy. Ramanan highlighted the importance of creating job opportunities that are decent, well-paid, and suitable for jobseekers, stating that the MYFutureJobs platform has recorded over 300,000 job applications, with 200,000 successfully matched, while over 100,000 job vacancies remain available.

Ramanan further explained that MYFutureJobs uses AI to generate job matches based on applicants' qualifications, ensuring a better fit for jobseekers. This announcement aligns with the recent launch of the Johor state election manifesto by PH, themed 'Johor for All,' which outlines 10 key offers, including a target to create 250,000 high-paying and decent jobs in Johor through the development of modern and high-value industries. The manifesto aims to achieve this target by creating 50,000 jobs annually and raising Johor's median wage by at least 30 percent.

The upcoming Johor state election has attracted 172 candidates contesting for 56 state seats, with polling set for July 11 and early voting on July 7.