{
  "id": 304620,
  "title": "State exco to meet 400 Panasonic workers hit by impending closure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/state-exco-to-meet-400-panasonic-workers-hit-by-impending-closure",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:29:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/08/state-exco-to-meet-400-panasonic-workers-hit-by-impending-closure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Selangor state government will convene with 400 workers potentially losing their jobs due to the closure of Panasonic AVC Networks Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Sdn Bhd's television production operations. State Human Resources, Poverty Alleviation, Indigenous & Minority Affairs Committee Chairman V Papparaidu and Perkeso representatives will discuss assistance and alternative employment opportunities for the affected workers, according to Bernama. Early measures include distributing food baskets and Perkeso may offer financial protection, providing a stage-by-stage allowance to unemployed workers seeking new jobs. Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd announced the closure of two product lines, impacting 400 employees by the end of March next year. The Selangor Mega Jobcare 2026 programme, held at the Shah Alam Convention Centre, brings together over 147 employers offering more than 11,000 vacancies, with 62.2% providing monthly salaries exceeding RM3,000. The event, which concluded earlier, aimed to support jobseekers aged between 18 and 60.",
  "summary": "The Selangor state government is set to meet 400 Panasonic workers who will be retrenched due to the closure of television production operations at Panasonic AVC Networks Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Sdn Bhd. The meeting, chaired by V Papparaidu, will discuss assistance and alternative job opportunities for the affected workers. Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd announced that the closure will take effect by the end of March next year, impacting the workers' livelihoods. Perkeso, the Social Security Organisation, has pledged financial protection and assistance to retrenched workers, providing a form of insurance that will offer payments in stages based on their salary history. Additionally, the Selangor Mega Jobcare 2026 programme, which brings together 147 employers offering over 11,000 vacancies, aims to help the affected workers find alternative employment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Amirudin: Selangor govt to meet Panasonic workers over jobs, assistance after planned closure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/amirudin-selangor-govt-to-meet-panasonic-workers-over-jobs-assistance",
        "published": "2026-08-08T09:25:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}