{"id":32405,"date":"2026-08-31T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/?p=32405"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:48:37","slug":"69-tahun-selepas-merdeka-di-mana-kedudukan-ekonomi-masyarakat-india-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/?p=32405","title":{"rendered":"69 Tahun Selepas Merdeka: Di Mana Kedudukan Ekonomi Masyarakat India Malaysia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-767x500.jpg 767w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-149x97.jpg 149w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-299x195.jpg 299w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-324x211.jpg 324w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-695x453.jpg 695w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-1068x696.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-245x160.jpg 245w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-356x232.jpg 356w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-337x219.jpg 337w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-400x261.jpg 400w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-590x385.jpg 590w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai-889x580.jpg 889w, https:\/\/astnews.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ai.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31-<\/strong><br> Ketika Malaysia bersiap sedia menyambut ulang tahun kemerdekaan ke-69, satu penilaian terbuka perlu dilakukan terhadap kedudukan ekonomi semasa masyarakat India Malaysia yang telah sekian lama menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara, kata Presiden <strong>Asia Hospitality Human Resources Association (AHHRA), Dr Sri Kumar Sivakumaran<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sepanjang hampir tujuh dekad, masyarakat India telah memberikan sumbangan penting dalam pelbagai sektor termasuk perladangan, pengangkutan, perkhidmatan awam, pendidikan, kesihatan, pembuatan, pembinaan, perniagaan dan hospitaliti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ribuan masyarakat India telah berjaya memasuki kelompok kelas pertengahan, manakala semakin ramai melanjutkan pengajian ke universiti, menyertai bidang profesional serta membina perniagaan sendiri. Namun menurut Dr Sri Kumar, kemajuan yang dicapai oleh sebahagian masyarakat tidak seharusnya menutup cabaran yang masih dihadapi oleh sebahagian yang lain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cIsunya Bukan Sekadar Kemiskinan, Tetapi Mobiliti Ekonomi\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menurut beliau, persoalan utama yang perlu ditanya hari ini ialah sama ada seorang belia India daripada keluarga berpendapatan rendah mempunyai laluan yang jelas untuk memperoleh kemahiran, mendapatkan pekerjaan, membina kerjaya, meningkatkan pendapatan, naik ke peringkat pengurusan dan akhirnya membina aset serta kekayaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pelbagai usaha telah dilaksanakan sejak sekian lama bagi meningkatkan kedudukan sosioekonomi masyarakat India, termasuk biasiswa pendidikan, latihan kemahiran, program keusahawanan serta peruntukan kerajaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ini termasuk <strong>Malaysian Indian Blueprint<\/strong> yang diperkenalkan pada 2017. Bagaimanapun, Dr Sri Kumar berkata sudah tiba masanya kejayaan sesuatu inisiatif dinilai berdasarkan hasil sebenar dan bukannya sekadar jumlah program yang dilaksanakan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menurutnya, antara ukuran yang lebih penting ialah berapa ramai peserta memperoleh pekerjaan tetap, kekal bekerja selepas 12 bulan, menerima kenaikan pangkat, meningkatkan pendapatan isi rumah serta berjaya menjadi penyelia, pengurus atau usahawan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cSijil Bukan Kerjaya\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Sri Kumar berkata antara kelemahan utama dalam pembangunan kemahiran ialah tanggapan bahawa latihan secara automatik akan menghasilkan pekerjaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seseorang belia boleh mengikuti latihan, menamatkan kursus dan menerima sijil, namun masih boleh kekal tanpa pekerjaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justeru, katanya, persoalan <strong>\u201cBerapa ramai yang kita latih?\u201d<\/strong> perlu diubah kepada <strong>\u201cBerapa banyak kerjaya yang berjaya kita wujudkan?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beliau melihat industri <strong>hospitaliti<\/strong> sebagai antara sektor yang mampu menyediakan laluan kerjaya sedemikian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Industri yang merangkumi hotel, restoran, pelancongan, acara, perkhidmatan makanan, penerbangan dan pelbagai sektor berkaitan itu mempunyai potensi besar dalam mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menurut beliau, seseorang yang bermula pada peringkat asas dalam industri hospitaliti mempunyai peluang untuk berkembang ke peringkat profesional dan pengurusan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebagai contoh, pembantu dapur boleh berkembang menjadi tukang masak, chef, sous chef dan akhirnya Executive Chef. Pekerja restoran pula boleh meningkat menjadi penyelia, pengurus restoran dan seterusnya Food and Beverage Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Begitu juga, pelatih bahagian kaunter hadapan boleh memulakan kerjaya sebagai receptionist sebelum meningkat menjadi penyelia, Front Office Manager dan akhirnya General Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pendekatan Baharu Diperlukan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Sri Kumar berkata pembangunan sosioekonomi masyarakat India pada masa hadapan tidak boleh bergantung sepenuhnya kepada bantuan atau program jangka pendek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebaliknya, tumpuan perlu diberikan kepada <strong>kemahiran, pekerjaan, kelayakan profesional, perkembangan kerjaya, keusahawanan, peningkatan pendapatan dan pembinaan kekayaan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beliau berkata pendekatan tradisional:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program \u2192 Peserta \u2192 Sijil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">perlu beralih kepada satu model pembangunan kerjaya yang lebih menyeluruh merangkumi penilaian kerjaya, kemahiran, latihan industri, penempatan pekerjaan, pekerjaan, bimbingan, kenaikan pangkat dan kepimpinan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AHHRA juga memberi tumpuan kepada usaha menghubungkan pendidikan, latihan dan peluang pekerjaan secara langsung melalui laluan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pendidikan \u2192 Latihan \u2192 Pendedahan Industri \u2192 Penempatan \u2192 Pekerjaan \u2192 Perkembangan Kerjaya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menurut Dr Sri Kumar, pendekatan seperti ini mampu memastikan latihan yang diberikan benar-benar membawa peserta kepada peluang ekonomi dan bukan berakhir sekadar dengan sijil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cKita Perlu Wujudkan Peluang, Bukan Sekadar Bantuan\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pada masa sama, beliau menegaskan bahawa isu pembangunan ekonomi masyarakat India Malaysia tidak seharusnya dijadikan bahan perdebatan politik semata-mata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sebaliknya, kerajaan, institusi pendidikan, majikan, persatuan industri, pertubuhan masyarakat dan individu mempunyai tanggungjawab masing-masing dalam membina ekosistem yang mampu membawa masyarakat ke tahap lebih tinggi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menurutnya, jika generasi terdahulu berjuang untuk mencapai kemerdekaan negara, generasi seterusnya perlu berusaha mencapai <strong>kemerdekaan ekonomi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ini bukan sekadar mengenai mendapatkan lebih banyak bantuan, tetapi memastikan golongan muda mempunyai peluang untuk belajar, bekerja, memperoleh pendapatan dan berkembang dalam kerjaya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cPersoalannya bukan lagi \u2018Berapa banyak lagi yang boleh kita berikan?\u2019 Sebaliknya, \u2018Apa yang boleh kita bina supaya generasi akan datang mampu berdiri di atas kaki sendiri?\u2019\u201d<\/strong> kata Dr Sri Kumar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beliau menegaskan bahawa inilah antara persoalan penting yang perlu diberi perhatian ketika Malaysia melangkah ke tahun ke-69 kemerdekaan dan merancang masa depan sosioekonomi masyarakat India negara ini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31- Ketika Malaysia bersiap sedia menyambut ulang tahun kemerdekaan ke-69, satu penilaian terbuka perlu dilakukan terhadap kedudukan ekonomi semasa masyarakat India Malaysia yang telah sekian lama menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara, kata Presiden Asia Hospitality Human Resources Association (AHHRA), Dr Sri Kumar Sivakumaran. 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