Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman said the plantation
industry in the state has approximately 200,000 existing vacancies and
attributed them to the lack of interest among youths to work in plantations.
He also made an urging for plantation
owners to provide amenities for a conducive environment to attract youths to be
involved in the industry.
“I urge plantation owners to provide
them with a conducive environment such as quarters, sports facilities and halls
where the youth can conduct their daily activities.
“We have done this in plantations
owned by Yayasan Sabah and Sawit Kinabalu. We hope that we can set an example
for other plantations in Sabah,” said Musa to reporters after officiating the
Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth Job Fair at the Harbour Mall yesterday.
Musa described the fair as an
excellent effort by the BN Youth to provide opportunities for youth to find
jobs.
Meanwhile, National UMNO Youth exco
Nazir Hussin Akhtar Hussin said at least 40 companies took part in the fair yesterday
which is conducted in seven locations nationwide.
According to Nazir, last year one
million visitors attended the fair and 30,000 out of 100,000 vacancies were
filled with seventy-seven Sabahans chosen to fill in positions in Petronas.
He also expressed support for
upgrading the Petronas Training Centre in Kimanis into a full-fledged
institute.
“We want the training centre in
Kimanis to be upgraded into a Petronas Technological Institute (Intep) similar
to the one in Terengganu to provide more opportunities for youth to go into the
oil and gas industry,” said Nazir.
Source: TheBorneoPost 23/09/ 2012