Saturday, June 28, 2008
OKU kini boleh daftar dengan JPA
KUALA LUMPUR 27 Jun - Golongan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) kini boleh mendaftar dengan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) melalui Borang Maklumat Pencarian Kerja OKU untuk memudahkan mereka mendapatkan pekerjaan.
Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM), Datuk Faizah Mohd. Tahir berkata, borang tersebut diwujudkan untuk mengumpul maklumat mengenai golongan OKU yang memerlukan pekerjaan.
''Borang-borang yang kami terima akan disalurkan kepada pihak berkuasa melantik seperti Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam (SPA), Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran (SPP) dan Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Negeri (SPN).
''Pihak berkuasa berkaitan akan melantik calon-calon (OKU) yang sesuai bagi memenuhi jawatan kosong dalam agensi kerajaan berdasarkan kelayakan dan kemahiran masing-masing,'' katanya pada sidang akhbar penyerahan borang maklumat pencari kerja OKU di sini hari ini.
Beliau menyerahkan borang-borang berkenaan kepada wakil daripada 31 pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) OKU dalam satu upacara ringkas di kementeriannya.
Menurut Faizah, borang tersebut yang terdapat dalam versi bahasa Melayu akan disediakan juga dalam versi bahasa Cina, Inggeris dan Tamil bagi kemudahan OKU.
Beliau memberitahu, OKU yang berminat boleh mendapatkan borang tersebut secara dalam talian menerusi laman web rasmi KPWKM serta agensi-agensi kerajaan lain atau di jabatan serta institusi bawah kementerian itu di seluruh negara.
Menurut Faizah, jumlah OKU yang berdaftar dengan JKM sehingga Disember tahun lalu adalah seramai 220,250 orang dan daripada jumlah itu hanya 581 orang berkhidmat dengan JPA.
''Sasaran kerajaan untuk mencapai satu peratus OKU yang bekerja dalam perkhidmatan awam masih agak jauh ketinggalan,'' ujarnya.
NEW MINISTER FOR WELFARE MINISTER OF MALAYSIA
Badan Latihan dan Hidup Berdikari Malaysia (ILTC) pada 23hb Mac 2016 menyerahkan memorandum kepada ahli-ahli parlimen mendesak supaya golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU) dikecualikan daripada cukai barangan dan perkhidmatan (GST).
Disabled Members Protest
Disabled Members Protest at JPJ Wangsa Maju
ILTC Malaysia members staged a protest outside JPJ Wangsamaju KL.
Disabled group’s protest disabled drivers required to produce doc's medical report.
Saturday, 28 June 2008
OKU dibantu dapat kerja sektor awam
Sabtu, 28 Jun 2008
BANTU OKU: Anthony Siva (dua dari kanan) berbincang dengan Sapura Ramdhan (dua kiri) sambil diperhatikan, Siti Nor Baya Ramli dan Gurdip Kaur @ Rina (kiri) pada sidang media dan majlis penyerahan borang pekerjaan untuk orang kurang upaya oleh Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat.
OKU dibantu dapat kerja sektor awam
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BANTU OKU: Anthony Siva (dua dari kanan) berbincang dengan Sapura Ramdhan (dua kiri) sambil diperhatikan, Siti Nor Baya Ramli dan Gurdip Kaur @ Rina (kiri) pada sidang media dan majlis penyerahan borang pekerjaan untuk orang kurang upaya oleh Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat.Borang khas maklumat, nilai kelayakan disediakan
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat mengambil langkah proaktif untuk membantu orang kurang upaya (OKU) memperoleh pekerjaan dalam perkhidmatan awam dengan mewujudkan Borang Maklumat Pencarian Kerja OKU.
Ketua Setiausahanya, Datuk Faizah Mohd Tahir, berkata borang itu adalah untuk mengumpul maklumat OKU bagi memudahkan peluang penempatan pekerjaan oleh agensi kerajaan yang dilantik, antaranya, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam (SPA).
"Usaha yang juga membabitkan Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran (SPP) dan Jabatan Tenaga Kerja (JTK) ini juga selaras dengan Pelaksanaan Dasar Satu Peratus Peluang Pekerjaan Dalam Sektor Awam kepada OKU.
"Dasar yang diwujudkan sejak 1988 itu bertujuan memastikan OKU yang berpotensi dan berkelayakan tidak dipinggirkan dalam mendapat peluang pekerjaan di sektor awam," katanya pada sidang media penyerahan borang berkenaan kepada beberapa persatuan OKU, di sini, semalam.
Hadir sama, Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), Meme Zainal Rashid dan Ketua Penolong Pengarah, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA), Yuswan Yunus.
Faizah berkata, melalui maklumat yang diperoleh daripada borang berkenaan, JKM dapat mengenal pasti jumlah OKU yang mempunyai kelayakan dan akan diberi khidmat nasihat mengenai jenis pekerjaan yang sesuai berdasarkan kelayakan serta jenis kecacatan yang dialami.
"Bagaimanapun, tindakan untuk menempatkan OKU mengikut kelayakan dan jenis pekerjaan yang diminati bergantung kepada SPA dan kekosongan di sesebuah organisasi. "
Kita di JKM cuma membantu memudahkan urusan OKU untuk memohon pekerjaan selain memberi cadangan supaya mempertimbangkan permohonan mereka," katanya.
Beliau berkata, berdasarkan rekod SPA, pembabitan OKU secara keseluruhan dalam perkhidmatan awam sehingga April 2008 hanya 0.22 peratus atau 581 OKU selain 1.77 peratus atau 92 OKU daripada 5,179 orang yang berkhidmat di JKM.
Beliau berkata, bilangan kakitangan OKU di JKM sudah melebihi peratus yang ditetapkan dan pihaknya kini mensasarkan peratusan itu dalam perkhidmatan awam lain dalam tempoh terdekat.
Katanya, borang itu yang antara lain memerlukan OKU mengisi maklumat peribadi, kelayakan akademik dan pengalaman kerja boleh didapati pada laman web kementerian dan agensi berkaitan seperti JKM, Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita, Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluarga Negara (LPPKN).
"OKU juga boleh mendapatkan borang berkenaan di pejabat JKM negeri dan daerah, LPPKN negeri, klinik LPPKN dan di suruhanjaya terbabit iaitu di SPA, SPP, JPA, dan JTK," katanya.
Sementara itu, Presiden Persatuan Bantuan Haiwan untuk Warga Kurang Upaya dan Warga Tua, Anthony Siva Balan Thanasayan, berkata usaha itu adalah langkah baik untuk membantu OKU mendapatkan pekerjaan terutama dalam sektor awam
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Gurdip Kaur elected into Selayang council
Thursday June 26, 2008
Gurdip Kaur elected into Selayang council
By STUART MICHAEL
INDEPENDENT Living and Training Centre (ILTC) secretary Gurdip Kaur Pritam Singh, who has been fighting for the rights of the disabled for the last 10 years, has been included as one of the 24 councillors in Selayang Municipal Council (MPS).
Gurdip, 47, said she was surprised that the state government hadappointed a disabled person as a councillor.
“I have always wanted to be a councillor someday to help the disabled community. Now, it's turning into a reality.
“I will make a promise to all the disabled people that I will help tackle problems like transport, toilet facilities and recreational areas. .
“In Rawang for example, motorists have always parked in disabled parking lots and I want this to stop . What the previous councillors did not fulfil, I will promise to bring it up in the council meetings,'' she said.
The others appointed under the non-political quota are Tan Kian Boo of Lembaga Arkitek Mia corporate member, Tan Hui Chuan (Rawang High No High Tension Cable committee), Associate Professor Dr Husin Mohd Dini (Dean of the Faculty of Architecture & Built Environment), Lim Jit Lee and Datuk Abdul Rashid Omar, a former Public Works Department director.
Most of the political appointees were made up of party workers of the Pakatan Rakyat’s coalition parties.
By STUART MICHAEL
INDEPENDENT Living and Training Centre (ILTC) secretary Gurdip Kaur Pritam Singh, who has been fighting for the rights of the disabled for the last 10 years, has been included as one of the 24 councillors in Selayang Municipal Council (MPS).
Gurdip, 47, said she was surprised that the state government hadappointed a disabled person as a councillor.
“I have always wanted to be a councillor someday to help the disabled community. Now, it's turning into a reality.
“I will make a promise to all the disabled people that I will help tackle problems like transport, toilet facilities and recreational areas. .
“In Rawang for example, motorists have always parked in disabled parking lots and I want this to stop . What the previous councillors did not fulfil, I will promise to bring it up in the council meetings,'' she said.
The others appointed under the non-political quota are Tan Kian Boo of Lembaga Arkitek Mia corporate member, Tan Hui Chuan (Rawang High No High Tension Cable committee), Associate Professor Dr Husin Mohd Dini (Dean of the Faculty of Architecture & Built Environment), Lim Jit Lee and Datuk Abdul Rashid Omar, a former Public Works Department director.
Most of the political appointees were made up of party workers of the Pakatan Rakyat’s coalition parties.
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has the highest number of representation with nine followed with five from PAS and three from DAP.
MPS president Zainal Abidin Azim said that the councillors have a week to reply before the swearing-in ceremony.
“In fact, most of them have replied and the swearing in process and full board meeting will be held in the second week of July.
MPS president Zainal Abidin Azim said that the councillors have a week to reply before the swearing-in ceremony.
“In fact, most of them have replied and the swearing in process and full board meeting will be held in the second week of July.
We are following the directive from the state and like previously offering the councillorship for two year term,'' he said
Qualifying ceiling for disabled folk raised to RM1,200
Thursday June 26, 2008
The Star - News - Nation
Qualifying ceiling for disabled folk raised to RM1,200
KUALA LUMPUR: More disabled people will qualify for RM300 monthly allowance from the Government from this month with the qualifying ceiling raised to RM1,200.
Prior to this, only those earning RM750 a month and below were entitled to the allowance (elaun pekerja cacat or EPC).
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said raising the ceiling would encourage employers to raise the salary for the disabled.
“The increase in the EPC will help the disabled to cope with the rising cost of living,” she added.
Effective this month too, she said, those under the poor household category would get RM700 a month as welfare aid from the Government, compared to RM400 before.
Dr Ng said major structural changes to the ceiling for eligibility has also resulted in another 177,000 households becoming eligible for the aid. Prior to this only 54,000 households were eligible.
The increase in the number of households and the amount in aid would cost the Government over a billion ringgit more, she said.
Dr Ng said the process for applying for the aid would also be reduced from three stages to one stage; meaning that only approval from the district level welfare office was needed.
“In the past, applicants had to go through three levels; district, state and federal level (ministry) before approval was granted,”
Dr Ng said the increase was timely in the wake of the rising cost of living.
She said households would get the payment by the 10th of every month from now onwards.
“Any delay will cause hardship as poor families need the money to buy food,” she said.
KUALA LUMPUR: More disabled people will qualify for RM300 monthly allowance from the Government from this month with the qualifying ceiling raised to RM1,200.
Prior to this, only those earning RM750 a month and below were entitled to the allowance (elaun pekerja cacat or EPC).
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said raising the ceiling would encourage employers to raise the salary for the disabled.
“The increase in the EPC will help the disabled to cope with the rising cost of living,” she added.
Effective this month too, she said, those under the poor household category would get RM700 a month as welfare aid from the Government, compared to RM400 before.
Dr Ng said major structural changes to the ceiling for eligibility has also resulted in another 177,000 households becoming eligible for the aid. Prior to this only 54,000 households were eligible.
The increase in the number of households and the amount in aid would cost the Government over a billion ringgit more, she said.
Dr Ng said the process for applying for the aid would also be reduced from three stages to one stage; meaning that only approval from the district level welfare office was needed.
“In the past, applicants had to go through three levels; district, state and federal level (ministry) before approval was granted,”
Dr Ng said the increase was timely in the wake of the rising cost of living.
She said households would get the payment by the 10th of every month from now onwards.
“Any delay will cause hardship as poor families need the money to buy food,” she said.
Monday, 23 June 2008
Plans for poor and disabled proposed for Budget 2009
Saturday June 21, 2008
The Star - News
Plans for poor and disabled proposed for Budget 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Extend the entitlement of social welfare to those earning RM700 and below and exempt owners of imported disabled-friendly cars from road tax.
These are two proposals to be included in Budget 2009 to widen the social safety net which the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is looking at in response to the increase in fuel prices.
Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said currently only those earning RM400 and below a month or 54,000 families received financial aid from the Welfare Department.
“We are now studying the financial implication of raising the ceiling to cover those who earn RM700 and below as it will involve 240,000 families,” she told a press conference here after visiting some fire victims off Jalan Chan Sow Lin here yesterday.
She said it was the Government’s responsibility to ensure that the poor were not caught in the global inflation.
Dr Ng said the ministry would also propose to the Finance Ministry to give road tax exemption to owners of imported cars equipped with features of the disabled.
Disabled want road tax lifted
NST Online
Local News 2008/06/21
Disabled want road tax lifted
KUALA LUMPUR: Road tax for imported cars with special features for the disabled may be abolished.
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has made a proposal to the Finance Ministry to abolish the road tax in Budget 2009.
At present, only local cars used by the disabled are exempted from road tax.
"In our dialogues with the disabled community, it was suggested that imported cars specially equipped to meet the needs of the disabled should be exempted from road tax," said minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen.
"The disabled community also proposed that import duties for the hydraulic equipment to lift wheelchairs in and out of the vehicles be waived."
On another matter, Dr Ng said that the Public Service Department application forms for the disabled to apply for government jobs were ready.
They will be distributed next week to associations representing the disabled community.
The government announced last month that it would hire 10,200 disabled people, a figure representing one per cent of the 1.2 million-strong civil service workforce.
Earlier, Ng presented aid to two families whose houses were destroyed in a fire in Jalan Tiga, off Jalan Chan Sow Lin, last Friday.
Welder Lee Kim Yew, 47, his wife Chow Poh Yin, 45, and their three children received a total of RM850 while security guard Jasmi Aziz, 41, and his wife received a total of RM420.
Local News 2008/06/21
Disabled want road tax lifted
KUALA LUMPUR: Road tax for imported cars with special features for the disabled may be abolished.
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has made a proposal to the Finance Ministry to abolish the road tax in Budget 2009.
At present, only local cars used by the disabled are exempted from road tax.
"In our dialogues with the disabled community, it was suggested that imported cars specially equipped to meet the needs of the disabled should be exempted from road tax," said minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen.
"The disabled community also proposed that import duties for the hydraulic equipment to lift wheelchairs in and out of the vehicles be waived."
On another matter, Dr Ng said that the Public Service Department application forms for the disabled to apply for government jobs were ready.
They will be distributed next week to associations representing the disabled community.
The government announced last month that it would hire 10,200 disabled people, a figure representing one per cent of the 1.2 million-strong civil service workforce.
Earlier, Ng presented aid to two families whose houses were destroyed in a fire in Jalan Tiga, off Jalan Chan Sow Lin, last Friday.
Welder Lee Kim Yew, 47, his wife Chow Poh Yin, 45, and their three children received a total of RM850 while security guard Jasmi Aziz, 41, and his wife received a total of RM420.
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