00:00S. Vijaya Lechime, a 40-year-old hawker, used to earn about 100 ringgit daily selling Indian
00:09economy rice alongside her husband. However, an accident in August 2024 left her with knee and
00:17hip injuries, forcing her to take three months of bed rest and halt her work. Her husband was
00:22unhurt in the accident, the mother of two-faced significant financial hardship during her recovery
00:28period. With her 17-year-old son still attending school and monthly expenses mounting, the family
00:35struggled without her income. Her daughter is already married and has moved out. Relief arrived
00:41through the Social Security Organization benefits under the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme.
00:47Human Resources Minister Stephen Sim personally presented the assistance during his visit to
00:52Macangbubok on Thursday. Vijaya Lechime received RM13,354.29 in benefits covering her three-month
01:02medical leave period. She explained that while she hadn't personally enrolled in Perkeso,
01:08all registered hawkers under the Seberang Parai City Council in Bukit Mertajam were automatically
01:14enrolled by their MP, Stephen Sim, at no cost to them.
01:18I know that there are some issues, but I don't know if I can take care of them.
01:23If I don't know if I can take care of them, I don't know if I can take care of them.
01:27Oh, okay.
01:28So, if I can take care of them, it's hard to take care of them.
01:30It's hard to take care of them.
01:32Last year, Sim personally funded the annual Self-Employment Social Security Scheme contributions
01:37for approximately 3,000 traders in Bukit Mertajam.
01:41Tahun ini, kita akan terus memberikan perlindungan Perkeso, skim pekerjaan sendiri
01:48percuma kepada penjajah bendaftar di Bukit Mertajam.
01:51Tetapi saya nak menyeru kepada semua yang lain supaya turut menyertai skim perlindungan sosial ini.
02:01Kenapa? Sebab dia tak mahal pun.
02:03Tahun ini, kerajaan subsidi 70% daripada kos caruman.
02:10Jadi setahun, penjajah ataupun mana-mana pihak yang dalam sektor pekerjaan sendiri,
02:17mereka hanya perlu membayar lebih kurang RM70 sahaja untuk setahun.
02:21According to Sim, 800,000 people have registered under the scheme nationwide throughout last year.
02:28As of May 31, this year, 3,557 claims, totaling RM12.5 million, have been approved.
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