MOHR: Indonesia Agrees For Pilot Project Of 10,000 Domestic And Plantation Workers

In a positive move, Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to implement a pilot project on the recruitment of 10,000 domestic helpers early as next month, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

According to Saravanan, the pilot project is expected to start a week after the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and placement of Indonesian domestic helpers. He noted the hard-fought discussion in convincing Indonesia to send helpers to Malaysia after many cases were reported on abuse and neglect.

“Malaysia in principle has agreed to introduce various measures to champion the plight of immigrant workers, especially from Indonesia,” he said. Saravanan explained that the pilot project was significant to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the MoU, which will be monitored by a special committee comprising of representatives from both countries, and further improve any weaknesses that arise.

During the meeting the Indonesian Minister also stated that within a period of two months, Indonesia had agreed to allow the entry of 10,000 workers for the plantation sector.

This marked the beginning of the recruitment of 32,000 foreign workers in the plantation sector through special exemption as decided by the Cabinet.

The MOU between the two nations will include new changes to criteria including key issues such as the One Maid One House policy, One Channel System and salary.

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