Deputy human resources minister Awang Hashim said the payments covered temporary and permanent disability benefits, medical expenses, dependent as well as funeral benefits.

“As such, the ministry is urging those who are self-employed as food delivery workers to contribute to Socso so that their welfare and that of their families are taken care of through these benefits,” he told reporters at Kampung Sukamari.

Bernama reported that Awang had earlier presented temporary disability benefits to food deliveryman Hussain Mohamad Danial, 25, who was involved in an accident while on his way to pick up customers orders in June last year.

The claims process for delivery workers after they contribute to Socso takes less than two or three months if all the required documents are in order.

Awang said the ministry had targeted at least 30% of the 2.38 million people who are self-employed to contribute to Socso this year.

So far 15.03% or 358,214 individuals are already Socso contributors.

Meanwhile, he said over 12,000 complaints on employers have been recorded by the ministry through the “Working For Workers” (WFW) application since it was launched in May last year.

“Of the number, 60% of the complaints have been resolved by the ministry while the rest are being investigated for action to be taken.”

He said that investigations into complaints by flood victims who were terminated due to absence from work were ongoing.