With unemployment set to rise as the country faces a recession, should the government focus on saving jobs or creating new jobs? We ask Achim Schmillen, Senior Economist for Social Protection & Labour at World Bank Group what the answer is. He also weighs in what other things the government should focus on to help job creation.

Produced by: Dayana Mustak

Presented by: Lyn Mak Wong Shou Ning

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Categories:  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Social Issues,  Investments

Tags:  Covid-19,  pandemic,  jobs,  employer,  employee,  unemployment,  recession,