PETALING JAYA: Ahead of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s first official visit to Indonesia, Malaysian employers have called for a smoother recruitment process of acquiring workers from the neighbouring country.
Despite a RM15,000 price cap, desperate employers getting domestic helpers from Indonesia are being charged as high as RM28,000. Agencies say there are ‘hidden costs’ but the Indonesian ambassador here warns those overcharging may be blacklisted.
PETALING JAYA: For years, they were the upmarket ‘last resort’ because of the higher costs and stringent requirements involved – but Filipino domestic workers are now back in high demand.
PETALING JAYA: Within the next three years, some 500,000 workers from Bangladesh will be employed in Malaysia through the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by both countries.
PETALING JAYA: Fed up of waiting for their Indonesian maids, three months after Malaysia and Indonesia signed a deal over Indonesian domestic workers (PDI), desperate Malaysians have resorted to “unofficial channels”.