Saifuddin shares KKMM initiatives to help those affected by Covid-19

by Theleaders-Online | July 23, 2020 4:50 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) is always committed to addressing the problems faced by the media industry as many media organisations have been forced to downsize their operations following the spread of Covid-19.

Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pix) said the situation had also forced many media practitioners to accept the fact of being laid off.

As the ministry that oversees the media industry, Saifuddin today shared KKMM’s initiatives made available through the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to help the people, especially those laid-off workers, to develop new skills, hence able to find a job and earn income online.

Among the initiatives by MDEC are the Global Online Workforce (GLOW) – Penjana which is a special programme that to help workers and individuals whose income was badly affected by the pandemic.

“GLOW – Penjana provides focused and specific guides to ensure a higher success rate of programme implementation. The programme also focuses on exporting the expertise of local freelancers and aims at securing assignments or full-time jobs in the global market,” he said in a statement here today. — Bernama

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