Newly appointed Malaysia’s human resources minister Steven Sim Chee Keong arrived at the Ministry of Human Resources and was greeted by the ministry staff while clocking in to mark his official start at the ministry in Putrajaya, December 13, 2023.
Also clocking in was deputy human resources minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad, who was previously the deputy works minister.
Sim, who was previously the deputy finance minister, was appointed as minister of human resources following a Cabinet reshuffle that was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on December 12 (Tuesday), replacing V Sivakumar.
Sim is determined to lift the dignity of workers in Malaysia, irrespective of race and religion as one of his top tasks entering the office.
“We will stand together with the workers,” he told reporters after clocking in to mark his official start at the ministry here on Wednesday.
Sim said the fate of employers and workers is interlinked and is not egocentric, adding that if workers are not protected, it will affect the company in terms of productivity.
“In an era of restructuring the economy under the Malaysia Madani framework, the focus is generally on the development of skills, worker welfare and productivity,” he said.
Sim said that he, Abdul Rahman and the ministry’s staff would scrutinise efforts carried out previously and study plans for the future.
