KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has given an assurance that the government will establish the Gig Economy Commission Malaysia (SEGiM)...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has given an assurance that the government will establish the Gig Economy Commission Malaysia as soon as possible to improve social protection and the welfare of workers in the industry.
To materialise that, Ahmad Zahid said he had asked the Ministry of Human Resources to submit a memorandum to the Cabinet seeking approval for the establishment of the commission. “Workers in the informal sector in Malaysia do not get any protection unless they contribute to Socso ...in fact, for several years the activities of these gig economy workers have been going on in this country, but they have been left behind.
“Service providers do not consider them their employees, and the companies do not regard them as employers in this industry. Such loopholes require the government’s attention,” he told a press conference after attending the Gig Industry Career Framework National Forum here today. Also present were Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar and Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. — Bernama
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