Just 337,000 of five million self-employed individuals have signed up for social security scheme

KUANTAN: Only 337,765 out of more than five million self-employed individuals, or just below 7%, have registered for the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme as of Nov 5, says Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Awang Hashim (pic).

He said efforts to increase the number of informal sector workers to contribute to the scheme were being intensified by the Social Security Organisation (Socso), to ensure they were properly protected.