Covid-19 pandemic and its relation to the unemployment situation in Malaysia: a case study from Sabah

• Main Authors: Janice L. H. Nga, Wijaya Kamal Ramlan, Shafinaz Naim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: UTS ePress 2021
• Subjects: HD8045-8943 By region or country
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31192/1/Covid-19%20pandemic%20and%20its%20relation%20to%20the%20unemployment%20situation%20in%20Malaysia_%20a%20case%20study%20from%20Sabah_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31192/2/Covid-19%20pandemic%20and%20its%20relation%20to%20the%20unemployment%20situation%20in%20Malaysia_%20a%20case%20study%20from%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31192/; https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/mcs/article/view/7591; http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v13.i2.7591

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 unexpe...