Welfare officers should not have the authority to deem mothers unfit to care for their children as they do not have the qualification to do so, said activist Hartini Zainudin.

During a panel discussion on the plight of stateless mothers, the Yayasan Chow Kit co-founder stated that these civil servants lack proper training and clear criteria to make such consequential decisions.

"(Social Welfare Department) officers cannot decide who is fit or unfit because they're not...