17
October, 2020
Malaysia
Schools Reopened
Depends on region.
Non-essential Shops Open
Bars and Restaurants Open
International Travel Allowed
Prohibited for all foreign nationals from countries with >150K cases.
Other countries require specific visa/reason.
Special agreement between Malaysia and Singapore.
Arrival Free of Quarantine
Restrictions for travel between states and additional restrictions for
Sabah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Sources:
https://newss.statistics.gov.my/newss-portalx/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/388416/malaysia-authorities-to-introduce-movement-
restrictions-in-kuala-lumpur-and-selangor-state-october-14-27-update-32
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/govt-introduces-targeted-wage-subsidy-programme-says-
pm-muhyiddin
https://datastudio.google.com/reporting/abd4128c-7d8d-4411-b49a-ac04ab074e69/page/qk3NB
https://www.mercer.com/our-thinking/law-and-policy-group/malaysia-implements-hiring-incentive-
program-for-employers.html
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/10/29/nearly-90000-jobs-lost-this-year-
says-socso/
Total Workforce (July)
15,819K
% Unemployed (July) 4.7%
Unemployed Workers 745K
Underemployed (Q2) 412K
The hiring incentive program has been set up to
subsidise the hiring of apprentices and
unemployed individuals for a period of 6 months
6.1% of GDP for 2016-18 was from inbound
tourism.
Significant wage subsidy schemes have been
launched with 1.3 million workers expected to
benefit from the latest scheme which is due to run
for the last 3 months of 2020.
The Social Security Organisation has said that
almost 90K jobs were lost this year due to Covid-
19. 23% of the jobs were lost in Manufacturing,
15% in Accommodation and food industries while
14% were lost in the retail industry. Almost 40% of
the lost jobs were either professionals or
managerial positions with a further 19% being
technician jobs.
Labor Force (in thousands) and Unemployment Rate by Quarter Most Recent Workforce Statistics Employment Situation
Youth Employment Situation
Total Covid-19 Deaths
(22
nd
October 2020)
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus
Covid-19 Restrictions – October 2020
