{
  "id": 6094931,
  "title": "Gig work shouldn’t be youth’s main source of income, says Puteri Umno chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/gig-work-shouldnt-be-youths-main-source-of-income-says-puteri-umno",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/07/gig-work-shouldn-t-be-youth-s-main-source-of-income-says-puteri-umno-chief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian Umno Umno's Puteri Amal Nurul emphasized that gig work should not be the primary income source for Malaysian youth. She explained that highly-educated graduates are being pushed into gig work due to a lack of suitable formal positions. According to a World Bank report, gig work is increasingly serving as a primary employment avenue in Malaysia. The number of gig workers has risen from 11 registered platforms in 2016 to 123 in 2021, with approximately 1.12 million individuals employed in the sector. Notably, 31% of full-time gig workers entered the gig economy after being unable to secure appropriate formal employment, with 34% of these workers being tertiary graduates. Nurul Amal suggested that the government should create more stable, long-term job opportunities and bolster sectors that align with graduate fields of study. She warned that the gap between qualifications and job availability cannot be viewed as a short-term issue and called for a decade-long effort to address it.",
  "summary": "Nurul Amal Fauzi says many highly-qualified graduates turn to gig work after failing to secure jobs that match their qualifications.",
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        "title": "Gig work shouldn’t be youth’s main source of income, says Puteri Umno chief",
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        "published": "2026-09-07T03:00:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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