M'sia calls for stronger regional collaboration to future-proof Asean workforce

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Malaysia has called for stronger regional collaboration to invest in human capital and future-proof Asean's workforce, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the opening of Global Skills Forum: Asean Year of Skills 2025 on Wednesday (Oct 22).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia,

00:02and Minister of Rural and Regional Development.

00:08But it is a great honour,

00:11a real great honour for me

00:13to be given the opportunity to officiate the Global Skills Forum 2025

00:18and for the first time outside Geneva.

00:21Thank you for the DG of ILO

00:24for giving us the opportunity.

00:30This forum marks as a powerful testament

00:36to how far we have come as a nation

00:39and how deeply we are committed

00:42to the course of skills,

00:44human capital and social justice.

00:47As chairman of Malaysia's National Tibet Council,

00:51I have witnessed first-hand

00:54how simply the world,

00:57the world of world is being transformed,

01:01driven by artificial intelligence,

01:04the great economy and new global trade dynamic.

01:08In this defining moment,

01:11we are reminded that skills are the true currency of future.

01:16And knowledge is the key that unlocks the door

01:20to share prosperity.

01:23Alhamdulillah,

01:25with the presence of nearly 50 Pacific countries

01:28from ASEAN and beyond,

01:30sends a powerful message

01:33that skills development,

01:35skills development is not an isolated agenda,

01:39but a shared global responsibility.

01:42A responsibility to ensure that every worker,

01:46every youth and every community

01:48has the chance to learn,

01:50to adapt and to drive.

01:52We must recognize that the next great divide

01:56will not be between rich and poor nations,

02:00but between skilled and unskilled societies.

02:03The ability to learn, unlearn and relearn

02:07will determine whether countries rise or fall

02:11in this new global economy.

02:14ASEAN is one of the world's youngest

02:17and most dynamic regions.

02:19If we invest wisely,

02:21issues divided

02:23can drive innovation and prosperity for decades.

02:26But if we neglect,

02:29we risk losing a generation to inequality and irrelevance.

02:35Under a nation's ASEAN chairmanship,

02:39we aim to turn potential into progress.

02:42Through the Ministry of Human Resources

02:45and HRD Corp,

02:48in collaboration with ASEAN secretariat,

02:50of course, ILO and IOE,

02:55we are developing new frameworks

02:57for cross-border recognition of skills

03:00and shared investment in human capital.

03:04governments build frameworks,

03:07industry give the life

03:10and workers give the meaning.

03:13The private sector is not just a beneficiary of skilled workers,

03:17it is a co-creator of talent

03:19and a partner of national building.

03:22Every investment in scheme

03:25is an investment in competitiveness,

03:29innovation and shared prosperity.

03:32Let this forum mark a true turning point,

03:36where the private sector stands

03:38not merely as a beneficiary of progress,

03:42but as the architect of a future power

03:47by skill, purpose and ownership.

03:51Let this be the moment where every nation in ASEAN declares,

03:55which one united voice,

03:58that the future of work belongs to those who believe together.

04:02And with their spirit and our shared commitment,

04:07I hereby officiate the Global Scale Forum 2025.

04:14Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

04:21You

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