A TOTAL of 188,102 housewives nationwide have contributed to the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) Housewives’ Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) as of September 24, Deputy Human Resources Minister Mustapha Sakmud said.

He said since SKSSR was introduced in December 2022, a total of 476 cases had been processed by Socso involving domestic problems, disability, and death with a total benefit payment of RM621,953.

“This figure dismisses the view that housewives do not need protection coverage. From the number, on average of 47.6 cases are processed every month or at least one case every day,” he said when speaking at the Madani Aspiration Carnival and Ayuh Daftar Suri@Perkeso campaign at the Bandar Tun Razak Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur today.

He called on housewives to contribute to SKSSR for their own safety and well-being, adding that subscription costs only RM120 per year.

Mustapha said out of the total of 188,102 SKSSR contributors, 3,220 of them are in Kuala Lumpur.

In another development, Mustapha said that the Active Labour Market Policy pioneered by Perkeso recorded 448,311 job seekers who were able to obtain jobs for the period January to August 31 last year.

Regarding the Madani Aspiration Carnival, Bandar Tun Razak MP Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the programme brought together about 20 employers and provided more than 3,000 job opportunities in various sectors and fields.

“I would like to take this opportunity to encourage employers to support the Human Resources Ministry’s Hire Local Workers campaign.

“The campaign, which started on June 4, gives local workers the opportunity to get better and stable jobs,” she said.

The carnival, opened by Dr Wan Azizah, was also attended by Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Aiman ​​Athirah Sabu, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Perkeso group chief executive officer Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed. – Bernama, October 3, 2023.