Socso under pressure over delay in new no-fault accident scheme

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The failure to provide cover for injuries sustained outside of employment may impact national productivity and public health costs, a source said.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/15/socso-under-pressure-over-delay-in-new-no-fault-accident-scheme/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/15/perkeso-dalam-pemerhatian-susulan-lewat-laksana-skim-kemalangan-bukan-bencana-kerja/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Socso #SocialSecurity #SKBBK

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00:00The social security organisation is facing scrutiny over the delayed implementation of

00:06a no-fault insurance scheme designed to cover injuries sustained by workers outside their

00:12employment.

00:13Sources told FMT that the scheme Kemalangan Bukan Berpunca Dari Pekerjaan, reputed to

00:18be a milestone achievement in the country's social security system, was approved by the

00:23Cabinet in March.

00:25However, Sokso has yet to enact the scheme, leaving thousands unprotected in 2024.

00:32The delay has sparked frustration among social security advocates, particularly as 3,098

00:38injured workers this year did not qualify for compensation under Sokso's employment

00:42injury scheme.

00:44A leading workers' rights advocate said the scheme would have offered financial relief

00:48and medical access to affected workers, but with each day of inaction, Sokso puts these

00:53injured workers at risk of destitution.

00:59Economic and labour policy analysts said inaction does more than strain individuals financially,

01:05with one analyst saying it could affect national productivity and public health costs, as injured

01:10workers without resources struggle to return to the workforce.

01:14She said the SKBBK is an important step forward for Malaysian workers' rights, but the onus

01:20is on Sokso to deliver on this promise by turning policy into practice.

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