KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) -- The government has allocated RM53,100 this year for two welfare initiatives for part-time media practitioners -- the extension of the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and contributions to the i-Saraan scheme under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that of the total amount, RM37,170 was allocated for the extension of SKSPS coverage, which benefited 531 part-time media practitioners for a period of one year last year, while the remaining RM15,930 was for i-Saraan EPF contributions.
He said the initiative was implemented through the synergy between the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) and Socso.
“Among the benefits under the SKSPS are medical benefits, temporary disablement benefits, permanent disablement benefits, dependants’ benefits, funeral management benefits and constant attendance allowance,” he said in his welcoming speech at the highlight of the National Journalists' Day (HAWANA) 2025 celebration at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) here today.
The event, themed “Journalism in the New Era: Embracing AI, Safeguarding Ethics”, was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and attended by about 1,000 media practitioners from Malaysia and abroad.
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