EXTENDING SOCIAL SECURITY TO THE SELF-EMPLOYED

(From left) Dr Hafez, Mohamad Zainal, Nogami, Prof Siti Zaharah and Dr Edrin Nazri after their session on safety and health for the self-employed at the ISSA Technical Seminar at the World Trade Centre. – AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Only 532,828 out of three million self-employed individuals in Malaysia are covered under the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO), said its Rehabilitation Centre executive director Datuk Dr Hafez Hussain.

Noting that the figures were only of the registered individuals, Dr Hafez said there are many more workers who have yet to divulge their employment status to the national social security agency.