e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Surjit Singh s/o Uttam Singh, Rahim M. Sail, Bahaman Abu Samah,Raja Ahmad Tajudin Shah and Linda A. Lumayag
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 13, Issue 2, September 2005
Keywords: Voluntary work, retirees, Malaysia, older women, ageing, participation, ageing policy
Published on:
This paper is part empirical and part theoretical. It argues that for volunteerism to be a permanent feature in the society there must be a public policy that encourages, motivates and appreciates the value of volunteerism, and that it should be consciously acknowledged in the community. To be able to create this sense, a new developmental view on the contributive roles of the ageing population must be in place in the policy intervention. Malaysia, a rapidly industrializing country in the Asian region, must recognize the fact that a great number of willing and committed retirees could be tapped as potential volunteer workers for the continuing development of the broader community.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542