Ministry confident of lowering cost to hire Indonesian maids
The Human Resources Ministry says there are 63,323 Indonesians working as domestic helpers in Malaysia as of January 22, 2023. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 12, 2023.
Its Minister V. Sivakumar said several meetings had been held between representatives of the two countries to resolve the matter. “It is the government’s intention to reduce the cost of hiring domestic workers from Indonesia. I am confident that a decision will be reached at the end of March regarding this issue.
Sivakumar said at present, the cost of hiring Indonesian domestic workers is around RM15,000, and this stems from the cost borne in the source country itself.
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