As of August this year, a total of 4,424 child abuse cases have been reported, including three incidents at registered childcare centres (taska), Deputy Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Dec 9).
Dr Noraini highlighted that the majority of these cases occurred at unregistered childcare centres, which operate outside the ministry's oversight.
To address the issue, the government has launched the Child Advocacy Programme, aimed at raising awareness and educating the public, particularly children, on strategies to reduce or prevent abuse.
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Dr Noraini highlighted that the majority of these cases occurred at unregistered childcare centres, which operate outside the ministry's oversight.
To address the issue, the government has launched the Child Advocacy Programme, aimed at raising awareness and educating the public, particularly children, on strategies to reduce or prevent abuse.
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00:00We know from time to time, we often hear about child abuse cases,
00:08including in TASKAR, which involves TASKAR, Sekolah Mahat Tafis and currently in GISB H.
00:17And it was also reported by JKM, the new ministerial office,
00:23that as of August 2024, there are 2,240 child abuse cases,
00:30which means an average of 9 child abuse cases per day.
00:36In Australia, the ministerial office has a department or social service
00:43that obliges every employee involved and also TASKAR or Sekolah,
00:50to get a release card from Working with Vulnerable People, WWVP.
01:02And are we also taking similar steps,
01:07such as amending the Child Abuse Protection Act
01:13to oblige those who work in child abuse prevention,
01:18such as TASKAR, to get the same release from JKM?
01:22And are there other steps, more effective solutions,
01:26so that child abuse cases in TASKAR or sexual abuse cases
01:32can be reduced in TASKAR in our country?
01:36Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
01:38Mr. Prime Minister.
01:39Thank you, Honourable Vice-Premier, for the additional questions.
01:46As Malaysians, we sometimes feel angry
01:52when we hear about child abuse cases.
01:58And indeed, we at the ministry admit that there are still
02:02child abuse and child abuse cases in TASKAR.
02:08But for your information, most of these cases
02:12are not registered in TASKAR,
02:14and are not even known to the ministry.
02:20Because if they register with the ministry,
02:24or if TASKAR is not registered in the JKM,
02:29we have issued a reminder notice
02:34so that they do not operate until the registration process is completed.
02:39And I would also like to inform you that child abuse cases
02:43are only statistics for honourable information.
02:47Child abuse cases in TASKAR versus child abuse cases in family care.
02:51As of August 2024, there were 4,424 child abuse cases reported.
03:00However, of those, only three cases were reported in TASKAR.
03:08The other cases were reported by people who were well-known.
03:13Most of them were well-known by the children themselves.
03:18That is why we have launched a children's advocacy program
03:24in an effort to give awareness to the general public,
03:29especially the children themselves,
03:32about how and what they can do
03:35in an effort to reduce or immediately stop child abuse.
03:42However, we accept and welcome the proposal
03:52to reduce child abuse, especially in TASKAR.