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UN report: Malaysia's national poverty line does not reflect reality, needs revision
NATION  Monday, 06 Jul 2020 11:04 AM MYT



PETALING JAYA: Malaysia appears to have backtracked on its previous commitment to revise the national poverty line, says Philip Alston, the former United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

Based on a visit to Malaysia in August 2019, Alston's report released on Monday (July 6) stated that the national poverty rate of just 0.4% – the lowest in the world – was "misleadingly low and unrealistic".

In a statement, Alson said that while the previous government had committed to revising the national poverty line, the new government's response to Alston's final report throws that commitment into doubt, stating that it "stands by (the) absolute poverty rate".

The national poverty line of RM980 per household per month would see an urban family of four surviving on RM8 per person per day.

"The government's reversal is deeply concerning because the current line is inadequate and almost universally considered to be misleadingly low," Alston said.

"The insistence that the line is 'derived from internationally accepted standards' is a smokescreen and ignores the blatant mismatch between reality and statistics," he said.

Alston visited Malaysia from Aug 13 to 23,2019. He travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sarawak, Sabah, and Kelantan, and met state and Federal government officials, international agencies, civil society, academics, and people affected by poverty in urban and rural areas.

"Malaysia has made impressive progress against poverty in the past forty years, but its continued use of an outdated and unrealistic poverty line obscures the troubling reality that millions scrape by on very low incomes, a situation only made worse by Covid-19," Alston explains.

If the government wants to eradicate poverty, revising the poverty line is just step one, says Alston.

"Progress will require a better understanding of the nature of poverty, especially in urban areas, improved social policies, and a new approach towards long-neglected populations that face higher rates of poverty."

"Millions of non-citizens are disproportionately affected by poverty, including migrants, refugees, stateless people and unregistered Malaysians, who are systematically excluded from official poverty figures, neglected by policymakers and often effectively barred from basic services.

"Migrant workers make up a sizeable part of the overall population and have been central to the country's economic success. Yet they have deliberately been left in a regulatory grey zone that facilitates sometimes scandalous abuses and generally poor conditions," he said.

Alston added that indigenous people continue to face discrimination and have far higher rates of poverty than the general population and experience widespread violations of their rights, appropriation of their land, and exclusion from social support.

Meanwhile, women in Malaysia shoulder a disproportionate share of housework, have an exceptionally low rate of workforce participation, are disproportionately stuck in lower-level jobs and are paid less than men. People with disabilities also face widespread discrimination and obstacles that prevent them from participating in society on an equal basis with others.

"The government should institute far-reaching reforms of the fractured and patchy social protection system to ensure that the needs of people living in poverty are comprehensively addressed, with a social protection floor for all," Alston said.

"Covid-19 has demonstrated that anyone can lose a job through no fault of their own, and reinforced the absolute necessity of strong support programs," says Alston.

Poverty reduction is made more difficult by the fact that key poverty-related data is often inaccessible or even non-existent, which is counterproductive and leaves policymakers and researchers essentially working in the dark, he adds.

"The government has a real opportunity to become a true champion of poverty reduction by improving the lives of many facing hardship, providing those in poverty with the support they need and ensuring that the country's economic growth is truly inclusive and benefits the entire population," says Alston.

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I.am.PH

Garis kemiskinan di Malaysia hanyalah wayang

Based on a visit to Malaysia in August 2019, Alston's report released on Monday (July 6) stated that the national poverty rate of just 0.4% – the lowest in the world – was "misleadingly low and unrealistic".

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In a statement, Alson said that while the previous government had committed to revising the national poverty line, the new government's response to Alston's final report throws that commitment into doubt, stating that it "stands by (the) absolute poverty rate".

Pekerja migran menjadi penyumbang utama kejayaan ekonomi Malaysia tapi mereka terabaikan

"Migrant workers make up a sizeable part of the overall population and have been central to the country's economic success. Yet they have deliberately been left in a regulatory grey zone that facilitates sometimes scandalous abuses and generally poor conditions," he said.

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I.am.PH

Buat mereka yang kurang mahir berbahasa Inggeris

Bekas pelapor khas PBB dakwa kerajaan berundur daripada komitmen atasi kemiskinan
FMT Reporters -July 6, 2020 9:27 AM



PETALING JAYA: Bekas pelapor khas kemiskinan tegar dan hak asasi manusia Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (PBB), Philip Aston mendakwa kerajaan baru berundur daripada komitmen pentadbiran terdahulu bagi menangani isu kemiskinan secara bersungguh-sungguh susulan laporan satu lawatan rasmi yang menyatakan garis kemiskinan Malaysia terlalu rendah untuk mencerminkan keadaan sebenar.

Philip Alston menerusi laporan akhirnya yang dikeluarkan hari ini, berkata pegawai kerajaan terdahulu, termasuk perdana menteri yang berjanji menyemak semula kadar kemiskinan negara sebanyak 0.4%.

“Bagaimanapun, respons kerajaan baru kepada (laporan itu) meragui komitmen itu, dengan menyatakan ‘ia berpegang kepada kadar kemiskinan mutlak’,” katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini, merujuk komen yang dibuat pada perhimpunan agung PBB tahun ini.

“Kerajaan baru Malaysia bertindak berlawanan ke atas komitmen pentadbiran terdahulu untuk memandang serius isu kemiskinan.

“Secara keseluruhannya, walaupun Malaysia sudah mencapai kemajuan dalam membasmi kemiskinan, kecuali kerajaan baru mengambil pendekatan berlainan, tugasnya belum selesai.”



Ketika Alston melawat Malaysia pada 13 hingga 23 Ogos 2019, beliau ke Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sarawak, Sabah dan Kelantan, serta menemui pegawai kerajaan persekutuan dan negeri, agensi antarabangsa, orang awam, ahli akademik dan penduduk miskin di kawasan bandar dan luar bandar.

Katanya, kadar kemiskinan rasmi – yang terendah di dunia – tidak mencerminkan kos kehidupan di negara ini dan mengecualikan penduduk yang mudah terjejas daripada statistik rasmi.

Laporan akhir itu akan diserahkan kepada Majlis Hak Asasi PBB pada 7 Julai ini.

Garis kemiskinan negara ditetapkan pada RM980 setiap isi rumah sebulan, yang bermakna 4 sekeluarga hidup dengan RM8 seorang setiap hari.

Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Zuraida Kamaruddin dilaporkan berkata, laporan Alston perlu dilihat secara positif untuk kerajaan bekerja lebih keras untuk membasmi kemiskinan.

Bagaimanapun, Mohamed Azmin Ali yang merupakan menteri hal ehwal ekonomi ketika itu, berkata kadar kemiskinan itu berdasarkan buku panduan yang diterbitkan PBB sendiri.

“Malaysia tetap dengan pendirian berhubung kadar kemiskinan tegar kita, yang kini direkodkan pada kadar 0.4% daripada keseluruhan isi rumah pada 2016 atau berjumlah 24,700 isi rumah,” katanya.

Alston bagaimanapun berkata, kadar kemiskinan semasa “tidak mencukupi dan dianggap sangat rendah di seluruh dunia.

“Penegasan yang kadar itu ‘berdasarkan piawaian diterima di peringkat antarabangsa’ ialah muslihat dan mengabaikan ketakpadanan jelas antara realiti dan statistik.

“Berpura-pura hampir tiada orang di seluruh negara yang hidup dalam kemiskinan tidak mengubah realiti berjuta-juta orang miskin.”

Katanya, Malaysia mencapai “kemajuan mengagumkan terhadap kemiskinan”, tetapi beliau memberi amaran penggunaan berterusan kadar kemiskinan semasa “mengaburi realiti membimbangkan berjuta orang bergelut dengan pendapatan sangat rendah, keadaan yang diburukkan lagi dengan penularan Covid-19”.

“Jika kerajaan mahu membasmi kemiskinan, menyemak semula kadar kemiskinan hanya langkah pertama.

“Kemajuan memerlukan pemahaman lebih baik terhadap punca kemiskinan, khasnya di kawasan bandar, menambah baik dasar sosial dan pendekatan baru terhadap populasi diabaikan sekian lama yang berdepan kadar kemiskinan lebih tinggi.”

Semoga bermanafaat

monreyes

kalau rajin sangat g la tgk negara kau tu sendiri...
rakyat kena covid pun x mampu nak ubatkan..
ni sapa upah utk kluarkan citer2 negatif camni

monreyes

tempat dorang gelandangan dibiar mampus je...
sini siap kutip dijaga elok....

Kurex

Jadi 22 bulan kau pegang tanah melayu ni kau buat apa bodoh????

namieamuro

negara die sendiri terkontang kanting..sibuk kan negara org kenape? rakyat die sume kaya2 dh ke?

PH komited? harktuih.

sejak tumbang ni dh knp byk org luar bising psl Malaysia?

tungkai

Which new government? Dia visit on Aug 2019. Report out on Jul tahun ni. Mohon pencerahan

monreyes

tungkai replied at 6-7-2020 01:26 PM
Which new government? Dia visit on Aug 2019. Report out on Jul tahun ni. Mohon pencerahan

kan...
time PH tu..masa tu pandai lak sorok biter...
dasar barua ph bodoh

I.am.PH

Alhamdulillah, seramai 9 orang telah undi memilih bersetuju yang garis kemiskinan di Malaysia tidak realistik.

Silakan membuat pilihan saudara saudari, pengundi yang bertuah akan dihubungi untuk hadiah misteri.

Undilah, best sangat

annehuda

"Migrant workers make up a sizeable part of the overall population and have been central to the country's economic success. Yet they have deliberately been left in a regulatory grey zone that facilitates sometimes scandalous abuses and generally poor conditions," he said.

migrant workers kt malaysia ni, yang sahla, diorg mmg masuk keje malaysia semata2 nak carik duit pastu kirim kt family kt negara asal. sbb tu diorg ni tak kisah pun duduk berhimpit2 dlm rumah, pegi keje naik basikal, makan bawang and kentang hari2.  cukup duit balik kg

yg takde dokumen tu, dah name pun takde dokumen, pendtg haram, so dh kenapa nk libatkan diorg dlm program2 membasmi kemiskinan ni.  jgn samakan malaysia ngan negara mcm usa or australia. philip alston ni org australia. tu mmg negara pendtg pun sampaikan aborigines diorg tertindas.

CiliPadiSedap

memang lah miskin dah kau santak jual harta tabung haji aset bumi putera. nak menipu agak2lah. banyak aset bumiputera pakatan harapan jual tu belum masuk broker kampung baru tempat melayu di KL.

I.am.PH

Saudara saudari jangan ragu atau takut untuk menyampaikan pandangan anda.

Kebenaran itu pahit dan kadangkala boleh menjadi ubat yang mujarab buat kita.

Jangan takut dengan the vocal few dalam forum ini.

sarah82

Saudara saudari semua jangan ragu2 dan takut utk mengatakan bahawa ayam ph bodoh

karipap_sadin

I.am.PH replied at 6-7-2020 01:48 PM
Alhamdulillah, seramai 9 orang telah undi memilih bersetuju yang garis kemiskinan di Malaysia tidak  ...

Alhamdulillah?? Wahhh only in msia..si kafir jadi penunggang agama

karipap_sadin

sarah82 replied at 6-7-2020 02:42 PM
Saudara saudari semua jangan ragu2 dan takut utk mengatakan bahawa ayam ph bodoh

Mmg pun sarah. Ayam ni mmg bodoh tp kita paham lah.. klau x post x dek sen nanti

I.am.PH

sarah82 replied at 6-7-2020 06:42 AM
Saudara saudari semua jangan ragu2 dan takut utk mengatakan bahawa ayam ph bodoh

ada ciri-ciri r/karen

sarah82

I.am.PH replied at 6-7-2020 02:57 PM
ada ciri-ciri r/karen

Kesiann.. Tak sedar diri ang tu karen.. LOSER

sarah82

karipap_sadin replied at 6-7-2020 02:53 PM
Mmg pun sarah. Ayam ni mmg bodoh tp kita paham lah.. klau x post x dek sen nanti

Tak apa post2 ni.. Dia tak bergaji.. Kita boikot ja thread pengkhianat + loser si ayam ph ni.

Nes3in1

Semoga silent reader setia menyokong puan ayam.