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KLANG: Only two ministries have employed more than one percent of People with Disabilities (PwD) as stipulated in Service Circular No. 16 of 2010, said the president of Malaysia’s National News Agency (Bernama), Senator Ras Adiba Radzi.
He said the two ministries are the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (1.8 percent of people with disabilities) and the Ministry of Defense (1.3 percent of people with disabilities).
Ras Adiba, who represents PwD in the Senate, said that other ministries should provide more opportunities for PwD to work in the public sector, as they too are capable of serving the country.
“Only two ministries have more than one percent of people with disabilities in their workforce as stipulated and I hope the other ministries adhere to at least the stipulated one percent target,” he said.
She told reporters this after delivering contributions from OKU Sentral, in cooperation with Kumpulan Jakel, to some 300 recipients through a drive-through at Kampung Sungai Udang here today.
In June 2019, there were 3,686 people with disabilities, or the equivalent of 0.29 percent, in the public service.
Ras Adiba, who is also the president of OKU Sentral, said that she and her friends will continue to strive to ensure that the target of one percent disabled people is met.
Meanwhile, one of the recipients, Nurul Aniza Razali, 33, thanked OKU Sentral for contributing daily articles for her and her only daughter, Nur Auni Faiqa Mohd Faizal, who has suffered from Cerebral Palsy since birth.
The single mother said that since her husband died in an accident five years ago, she only relied on survivor benefits from the Social Security Organization (Socso) for her expenses.
Another recipient, Aminah Abdullah, 49, said OKU Sentral’s contribution would be very helpful to her family, which has suffered a drop in income due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced on March 18, my husband could no longer work overtime in the steel shop due to lack of orders. So our income was reduced by RM1,000 to RM1,500 per month, ”said the mother of four children between the ages of six and 23.
She added that with her income now affected, it was difficult to cover the increased cost of caring for her youngest son, Muhammad Yunus Mohd Din, who has Down syndrome. -Called
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