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Johor to be first state to offer RM4,000-RM5,000 starting pay for high-skilled workers

Johor to be first state to offer RM4,000-RM5,000 starting pay for high-skilled workers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Johor will be the first state in the country to offer premium salary packages starting from RM4,000 and RM5,000 to high-skilled workers, said Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail.

He said the salary offer will be made through the Johor Talent Development Council (JTDC), which was launched on November 3.

At the same time, Tunku Mahkota Ismail said the Johor state government, through Johor Plantations Group Berhad (JPG), recently signed a deal with Japanese company Fuji Oil Asia Pte Ltd.

“The collaboration is to set up a palm oil and specialty fats refinery in the state. This partnership involves an initial development value of RM500 million,” he said in his latest post on his official Facebook today.

“The Johor state government also met with 83 leading companies from South Korea to promote the setting up of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and potentially bring strategic investments worth approximately US$190 million (RM828 million) to this state,” he added.

Tunku Mahkota Ismail said these new projects are expected to create more job opportunities for Johoreans in the coming years.