Encouraging voluntary work among public service retirees: how policy intervention can help

• Main Authors: Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh, Md. Sail, Rahim, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Lumayag, Linda Alfarero
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3484/1/Encouraging_Voluntary_Work_Among_Public_Service_Retirees.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3484/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-13-2-9

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.