10-14-2023, 09:45 AM
Budget lacks concrete gig economy policy, says youth group
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PETALING JAYA: The budget tabled by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday does not have a concrete gig economy policy that guarantees social protections for workers, says a youth organisation.
Ooi Tze Howe of Higher Education Malaysia Association said the absence of a social protection policy for the youth-majority gig economy workforce is “a missing piece of the puzzle” in the 2024 budget that was tabled.
“There are no so-called enforcement policies to the gig platforms to provide social safety nets for the gig workers. That is considered ‘a miss’,” the group founder and president told FMT.
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Ooi Tze Howe of Higher Education Malaysia Association said the absence of a social protection policy for the youth-majority gig economy workforce is “a missing piece of the puzzle” in the 2024 budget that was tabled.
“There are no so-called enforcement policies to the gig platforms to provide social safety nets for the gig workers. That is considered ‘a miss’,” the group founder and president told FMT.
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