Tharman Advocates Rethinking Jobs Creation Approaches

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam urged making jobs a central priority during a World Economic Forum session on Jan. 21 in Davos, advocating upstream and downstream policy changes. He emphasized early-life investments, vocational and technical education reforms, and transferring manufacturing and green-energy opportunities to Africa and South Asia. His remarks align with World Bank concerns about an estimated 800 million shortfall in jobs for youth in emerging markets.