{"id":17716,"date":"2025-08-04T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=17716"},"modified":"2025-08-04T19:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:31:01","slug":"kesuma-hrd-corp-launch-first-one-stop-labour-centre-in-sabah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=17716","title":{"rendered":"KESUMA, HRD Corp Launch First One-Stop Labour Centre In Sabah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KOTA KINABALU, Aug 4 (Bernama) &#8212; The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA), in collaboration with the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp), has launched the KESUMA Sabah One-Stop Labour Centre and the HRD Corp Sabah Office at Sutera Avenue&nbsp;here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HRD Corp said the KESUMA Sabah One-Stop Labour Centre is the first of its kind in the state, bringing together a range of labour-related services under one roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The centre aims to improve public access to employment-related services, skills development, workplace safety&nbsp;and social protection, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located on Level 1, Block A, Sutera Avenue, the centre will simplify employment-related matters&nbsp;for both workers and employers in Sabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis includes coordinating functions such as job matching, training applications, union affairs, workplace safety advisory services&nbsp;and legal dispute resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This initiative is expected to strengthen inter-agency coordination, empower local talents&nbsp;and support the Sabah Maju Jaya and Malaysia MADANI agendas through inclusive and integrated human capital development,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister of Human Resources&nbsp;Datuk Steven Sim said&nbsp;in the same statement that the centre reflected KESUMA\u2019s&nbsp;new approach to bringing services closer to the people through the \u201cno wrong door\u201d policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll worker-related matters, labour issues, training&nbsp;and social protection are now available under one roof,\u201d he said after officiating the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that KESUMA planned to expand the pilot initiative nationwide as part of the ministry\u2019s broader service restructuring to ensure more efficient, inclusive&nbsp;and people-friendly delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the departments and agencies operating at the KESUMA Sabah One-Stop Labour Centre are the&nbsp;Department of Labour, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Trade Union Affairs&nbsp;and Sabah Industrial Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also operating at the same centre are the&nbsp;Department of Skills Development, Kota Kinabalu Industrial Training Institute, Advanced Technology Training Centre Sandakan, Social Security Organisation (PERKESO), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Skills Development Fund Corporation&nbsp;and HRD Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; 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