The Society for Community Organization criticized that the Employment Support Scheme launched by the government fails to benefit grassroots workers, as a new survey shows 63 percent of grassroots workers not having enough work to do. The organization interviewed 336 grassroots citizens from August 4 to 14 this year. One-fifth of grassroots citizens surveyed said they are unemployed, and 10 percent of them are taking no-pay-leave. Around 60 percent of the grassroots citizens said the government's one-off subsidies are not enough to cover their expenditure amid pandemic. The organization urged the government to provide subsidies for grassroots workers directly and allow workers with temporary jobs to be eligible for the Employment Support Scheme.

Source: The Standard August 23, 2020 07:18 UTC