Tengku Zafrul said from January till now, only seven per cent or 28,425 workers in the gig economy were registered with Socso. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the government had allocated grants worth RM50 million in the form of matching grants for the gig economy platform for workers’ contribution under the Socso employment injury scheme. To spur the initiatives for gig workers under Penjana, several engagement sessions were carried out with the agriculture sector, hawkers, transportation, goods, and food sectors, as well as some 38 supervisory platforms of the gig services.
Applications under the wage subsidy scheme were not approved due to various factors including technical issue, he added.