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Malay Mail
20-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Most JS-SEZ investors agree to RM3,500 minimum salary for Malaysians, says Johor MB
ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 20 — Foreign investors in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) have agreed to offer premium salaries starting from RM3,500 to local workers. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the agreement was reached following discussions facilitated by the Johor branch of the Malaysian Investment Facilitation Centre and the Johor Talent Development Council. 'One of the key matters discussed was the need to set a minimum salary of RM3,500 and above for diploma holders, while degree holders should be offered at least RM4,000,' he said. 'Alhamdulillah, I am pleased to report that the majority of investors choosing to invest in Johor have agreed to this proposal,' he added during the Johor legislative assembly sitting at Kota Iskandar today. He was responding to a question from Datuk Zulkarnain Kamisan (BN–Sri Medan), who had asked about the state government's requirements for foreign investors regarding the hiring of local workers and the setting of salary levels comparable to those in Singapore. However, Onn Hafiz, who is also the Machap assemblyman, noted that investors have set two key conditions: workforce productivity and technical skills must be aligned with the salaries being offered. On the hiring of local workers, he said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry at the federal level has stipulated that the workforce composition in the manufacturing sector must comprise 80 per cent local workers and 20 per cent foreign workers. Meanwhile, he shared that in a meeting yesterday with representatives of a Chinese company, it was revealed that the firm had already invested RM500 million in Johor during its first phase. This investment is expected to reach RM3 billion over several subsequent phases. 'The Chinese investor has expressed a strong commitment to hiring skilled local talent and has also agreed to establish a Research and Development centre in collaboration with Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia,' he said. 'This is part of the Johor government's continued efforts to ensure that economic development directly benefits the people, particularly by creating high-income job opportunities for local talent,' he added. — Bernama
Malay Mail
13-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Johor eyes halal goldmine with 2030 plan to attract global investors, create high-income jobs
JOHOR BARU, May 13 — The Johor State Halal Advancement Plan 2030 is being fine-tuned and will be launched this year, aiming to strengthen the halal ecosystem comprehensively. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said this important plan will position Johor as the first state to have a comprehensive halal economic development framework. 'This plan is formulated to strengthen Johor's halal ecosystem comprehensively, from creating more high-income job opportunities, producing globally recognised halal products, to building a competitive local entrepreneurial network, '...with many more investors coming to Johor through the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), this plan is set to be a crucial catalyst in attracting both international and local halal companies to operate, grow and innovate in Johor,' he said in a Facebook post today. Onn Hafiz said that among the main initiatives for implementing the plan are the target to register 500 halal companies each year, expedite the certification process, and offer comprehensive incentives to local companies and entrepreneurs so that they can penetrate a wider market. He said the state government together with PIJ Holdings Sdn Bhd (PIJ Holdings), PIJ Halal Ventures, Johor Islamic Religious Council and Johor Islamic Religious Department will continue to strengthen cooperation to support successful companies so they can grow to a higher level through investment support and market expansion. 'Insya-Allah, through implementation in phases and meticulous monitoring, the Johor State Halal Advancement Plan 2030 will have a direct impact on Johor by strengthening its position as a halal economic hub, thereby making the state a model of progressive Islamic economic development in Malaysia,' he also said. PIJ Holdings was incorporated as an investment branch and the parent company of the Johor Islamic Corporation, which aims to empower and advance the socio-economic status of the community in line with the aspirations of the Johor government through involvement in core business sectors. — Bernama
