Solving Johor’s ‘brain drain’ a race against time: former Iklas CEO

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JOHOR BARU – Despite not being short of employment opportunities, in hindsight, Johor Baru appears to be overlooked as a destination for workers to build their careers.

This is not something new in the state capital: the administration under the leadership of former menteri besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin had already identified the exodus of a talented workforce, who had found packages offered by employers in Singapore more alluring.

Among the initiatives introduced by Khaled back then was to create an outfit under his office, which was tasked to promote the best practices to secure Johoreans in the local workforce and build the state together with the government.

Speaking to The Vibes, former Institut Integriti Kepimpinan dan Latihan Semangat Datuk Onn (Iklas) chief executive officer Johan Arifin Mohd Ropi, 42, said that scarce opportunities led to another problem, which he said has created the current under-employment situation.

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