‘Give senior citizens chance to rejoin workforce’

Mecja (standing, in red T-shirt) and Charles (second from right) chatting with residents during the Chinese New Year celebration at Anjung Kembara, Pusat Transit Gelandangan in Kuala Lumpur.

SENIOR citizens are urging employers to hire those who are keen to return to the workforce because they can contribute to the nation while earning a living.

Hussein Abdullah, 63, who lost his job as a security manager in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, found himself checking into the Anjung Kembara, Pusat Transit Gelandangan in Kuala Lumpur.