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Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun arrives for a meeting at the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia headquarters in Kuala Lumpur January 6, 2020. Bernama pic
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PUTRAJAYA, March 17 The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is in the final stage of drafting the Social Work Profession Bill, said its minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun.
She said the Bill was being drafted to recognise social work as a profession where those in the profession would be required to register and issued with certificate by the Social Work Profession Council.
17 Mar 2021 / 11:50 H. -Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is in the final stage of drafting the Social Work Profession Bill, said its Minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun.
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She said the bill was being drafted to recognise social work as a profession where those in the profession would be required to register and will be issued with a certificate by the Social Work Profession Council.
“The formulation of the bill is important to face social challenges and to safeguard the welfare and well-being of the people, especially children, women, the vulnerable senior citizens, people with disabilities and the needy,“ she said in a statement today.
Several Awarded at Meeting
By Rick Loy - Staff Writer | Mar 10, 2021
New Martinsville City Council held a regularly scheduled meeting March 1, 2021 at the City Municipal Building. Council member Joel Potts delivered the invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Sandy Hunt called the meeting to order with all members present.
The first item addressed with a unanimous approval vote by council was the February 2021 meeting minutes.
The regular City invoices and financial report were approved by council unanimously.
Mayor Hunt proclaimed March 2021 as National Social Work Month because “Social Workers are Essential”. For decades, the Social Work Profession has been dedicated to improving well-being and enhancing the basic needs of all people, especially the most vulnerable among us.