Special allocation assures fishermen’s livelihood

A family of a small time fisherman from Kampung Bako, about 30km from Kuching, drying salted fish. Some fishermen are having a hard time with no income to support their family as they cannot go out to sea. — Filepic

KUCHING: The special allocation of between RM100,000 and RM200,000 under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package for fishermen’s associations is a blessing which will help members to get through the difficult times with the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) due to Covid-19 outbreak.

Sarawak Fishermen Association (Penesa) chairman Jam Hajimi said some fishermen were having a hard time with no income to support their family as they could not go out to the sea.