The New Straits Times
He said discussions were held between officials from both countries and they were now fine-tuning some of the details.
Subramaniam said that some of the points that had been agreed upon by both countries dealt with the passport problem, cost structure and the off day for maids.
He said the government would also make it compulsory for employers to bank in the wages of maids.
He said maid agencies in Indonesia would be required to send only trained maids and to provide replacements should any maid run away.
Based on the number of employers registered with maid agencies in the country, Malaysia is in urgent need of almost 35,000 maids.
PUTRAJAYA (May 17, 2011): Indonesia will lift a two-year moratorium on sending its maids to Malaysia with the signing of an agreement between both countries in Jakarta later this month.
Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed this but said the date for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had yet to be fixed.
“We are waiting for the Indonesian government to fix the date,” he said.
“When they have set the date, I’ll go to Jakarta. What is certain is that the MoU will be signed before the end of this month.”
Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed this but said the date for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had yet to be fixed.
“We are waiting for the Indonesian government to fix the date,” he said.
“When they have set the date, I’ll go to Jakarta. What is certain is that the MoU will be signed before the end of this month.”
He said discussions were held between officials from both countries and they were now fine-tuning some of the details.
Subramaniam said that some of the points that had been agreed upon by both countries dealt with the passport problem, cost structure and the off day for maids.
He said the government would also make it compulsory for employers to bank in the wages of maids.
He said maid agencies in Indonesia would be required to send only trained maids and to provide replacements should any maid run away.
Based on the number of employers registered with maid agencies in the country, Malaysia is in urgent need of almost 35,000 maids.
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