1,200 Tambunan villagers register for poverty eradication programme

TAMBUNAN, July 2 (The Borneo Post) -- Some 1,200 locals from several villages in the district registered under the government’s poverty eradication programme here yesterday. The job matching programme, known as 3P and tailored for household heads (KIR), household members (AIR) and eKasih, was launched by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

Pairin, who is also the Infrastructure Development Minister, said the 3P is the government’s latest poverty eradication programme to assist people from the poor and hardcore poor group to secure jobs in the private sector.

Currently, there are 661 hardcore poor household heads and 499 poor household heads in the district registered under the eKasih programme.

Family members aged between 18 and 40 from poor and hardcore poor households would also be included under the new programme.

Some 10 companies and government agencies took part in the 3P programme which was conducted at the district office here to offer job placements.

Among the firms and government agencies are Sabah Rubber Industry Board that has 50 vacancies, Focus Lumber Berhad (104), Veracity Corporation Sdn Bhd (100), Perusahaan Kosinar Sdn Bhd (52), Bestamart Supermarket (22), Hiap Lee Supermarket (23), Sabindo Mini Market (12), Syarikat Cahaya Perkhidmatan (7), Korporasi Pembangunan Ummah Sabah Berhad (4).

The programme will be extended to the other districts in the state, namely Sandakan (July 5), Beluran (July 6), Lahad Datu (July 13), Kinabatangan (July 15), Kota Kinabalu (July 20), Tuaran (July 28), Ranau (July 30) and Keningau (Aug 3).