Covid-19 Pandemic and its relation to the Unemployment situation in Malaysia: A Case Study from Sabah
Covid-19 not only exposed the vulnerability of most industries especially industries that relies on air travel and tourism but resulted in the exponential increase of unemployment in Malaysia. At the same time, online business or trade and ‘GIG’ economy increased exponentially. The sudden and unexpected loss of jobs had dire consequences for many people. This paper examines how policies enacted during the Covid-19 pandemic affected unemployment in Malaysia by focussing on the situation in Sabah, one of the three remaining partners in the formation of Malaysia. It draws on data from the Family,... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2021) |
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UTS ePRESS
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Schlagwörter: | Covid-19 / Employment / Unemployment / Malaysia / Sabah / Sociology (General) / HM401-1281 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27641097 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v13.i2.7591 |