MASJID TANAH: Investments coming into Melaka are expected to generate employment opportunities for the people, particularly as companies need workers to operate their businesses, said Melaka Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh.
He said the state government had a responsibility to prepare a skilled workforce to meet the needs of investors and ensure that the people benefited from the investments.
“Investments certainly reflect the job opportunities available and the workforce that the state government will provide.
“This will also create employment opportunities for the people,” he said after visiting the Ayer Limau state constituency operations room today.
Also present was BN candidate for Ayer Limau, Datuk Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer.
Ab Rauf was responding to a statement by Melaka Pakatan Harapan chairman Adly Zahari, who said investments in the state should translate into quality jobs with higher salaries, particularly for young people seeking to build their careers in Melaka.
Adly was reported to have said that the benefits of economic development should be measured by their impact on workers, including income stability and opportunities for career advancement.
In a separate development, Ab Rauf expressed satisfaction with the preparedness of the party machinery in Ayer Limau, with three days remaining before polling day in the Melaka state election on Saturday.
“We are now making a final push towards polling day on Saturday, which the people of Melaka have been looking forward to as they prepare to make their choice.
“I can see that the readiness of the machinery and the people in Ayer Limau to cast their votes is at a very good level,” he said.