Stakeholders stressed that structural issues around labour mobility and talent retention must be urgently addressed if the JS-SEZ is to drive inclusive and sustainable growth.
(From left) Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong, the Johor State Executive Council’s investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources committee chairman Lee Ting Han, HSBC Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Omar Siddiq, and The Edge Media Group publisher and group CEO Datuk Ho Kay Tat during the 'Dialogue Session — A New Growth Catalyst' event, hosted by The Edge Malaysia and HSBC. (Photo: Low Yen Yeing/The Edge Malaysia)
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) can boost cooperation, but success depends on reducing wage gaps and fixing worker movement and talent retention issues, according to Malaysian policymakers and industry leaders.
