Disability rights groups raise concern over fitness test for civil service jobs
Disability rights groups are urging Putrajaya to consult them before implementing a national fitness test programme, warning that a poorly designed initiative could unfairly exclude qualified disabled applicants from civil service jobs.
Senator Ras Adiba Radzi said the initiative must be handled with care and fairness across all disability groups.
“If it means that it will open up opportunities for the disabled, I am going to support this. However, I would really like NGOs to sit with the government to see how we can ensure it strengthens us and that no one is left behind,” she told FMT.
Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced on Thursday that the government had approved the implementation of the fitness test programme as the official screening mechanism for…
