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Support programmes for housewives to tackle increasing living cost
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10, 2014:
The government’s efforts to set up the 1Malaysia Support for Housewives and Women Career Comeback (WCC) programme in Budget 2015 will help housewives tackle the increasing cost of living.
Muslim Women’s Action Organisation (Pertiwi) president Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Nik Safiah Karim said housewives needed to take advantage of both programmes to boost their family’s economy and depend less on their husbands.
“A husband’s salary may not be enough to support the family at times, so through this support programme for housewives, wives can increase their skills and carry out small businesses from home.
“For the WCC programme, we know many women with qualifications stopped working to take care of their children at home, but many find that when their children have grown up they can start working again and contribute to the family,” she told Bernama here today.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced an allocation of RM2.26 billion for the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry in Budget 2015 for development and operations to encourage women to be involved in the job market and entrepreneuship.
This included the 1Malaysia Support for Housewives programme to provide skills training and encourage housewives to enter the job market.
The WCC programme was to get women to work based on their professional qualification through Talent Corp.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Women Graduate Association (PSWM) vice-president Datuk Atikah Adom said the government’s decision in allowing employers to operate a childcare centre over level two was an additional measure to encourage housewives to go back to work.
“Most housewives are reluctant to start work because they do not trust child care centres, so if there is one at their workplace they can monitor their children closely,” she said.
However, Atikah said all the initiatives announced in Budget 2015 to encourage women’s involvement in the job market needed full support from employers to ensure the success of the programmes.