KUALA LUMPUR: The
Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) today called on the
government to introduce a policy to help former drug addicts and
ex-convicts to get employed in the public sector.
Its
vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said this was because they had been
given adequate skills training to help them cope and also earn a living
after being released from the rehabilitation center or prison.
"I
call on the government to consider hiring these former drug addicts and
ex-convicts so that they will not make the same mistake and feel
sidelined, just like when the government decided to allocate one per
cent of employment in the public sector to the persons with disabilities
(OKU)," he told Bernama when contacted here today.
Lee also proposed that during the tabling of the 2013 Budget, an incentive be introduced for private companies hiring former drug addicts or ex-convicts.
Meanwhile, Lee also called on all parents to adopt a zero tolerance stand against drug abuse, especially in preventing their children from falling victims to the serious social menace.
"Parents and non-governmental organization (NGO) must declare their full commitment and support the government in its efforts to make Malaysia a drug- free country by the year 2015," he said in a statement.
Lee also proposed that during the tabling of the 2013 Budget, an incentive be introduced for private companies hiring former drug addicts or ex-convicts.
Meanwhile, Lee also called on all parents to adopt a zero tolerance stand against drug abuse, especially in preventing their children from falling victims to the serious social menace.
"Parents and non-governmental organization (NGO) must declare their full commitment and support the government in its efforts to make Malaysia a drug- free country by the year 2015," he said in a statement.
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