KUALA LUMPUR: Courier companies should participate in the Courier Safety Passport Training Program to enhance the safety of workers and improve efficiency of package delivery.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today said all courier companies should equip workers with the training to ensure safe handling of packages and provide the necessary skills for courier workers to be able to work effectively.
"This is a collective effort to emphasise the importance of worker safety and package delivery for courier companies. We applaud this initiative and hope more courier companies will participate in the future," he told reporters after launching National Courier Day 2024.
Also present at the launch was his deputy Teo Nie Ching, and the Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa.
National Courier Day is officially celebrated on November 1, 2024, to recognise and appreciate the over 160,000 courier workers in the country.
Fahmi said there are currently 104 courier companies holding postal and courier licenses in the country, managing nearly 97 per cent of package deliveries to customers nationwide.
At the launch, Fahmi also witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Malaysian Express Delivery Association (AMEC) and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) in collaboration with the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) for the implementation of the Courier Safety Passport Training Program.
Earlier in his speech, Fahmi said the courier industry has provided job opportunities for over 160,000 Malaysians and is expected to continue growing in line with the government's target of a 30-package-per-capita growth rate by 2025.
Sharing data from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in 2023, he said the courier industry had achieved a rate of 26.1 packages per capita, indicating positive progress towards the target.
Fahmi also suggested that AMEC hold a meeting with the Human Resources Ministry to discuss a progressive wage policy to ensure fair remuneration for workers in the courier industry.