KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 800 Indonesian domestic workers have entered Malaysia via the One Channel System as of Jan 20.
The Human Resources Ministry, in a reply on the Parliament website said that this was after Malaysia and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Recruitment and Protection of Indonesian Domestic Workers in Malaysia on April 1, last year.
"The starting monthly salary under this MoU cannot be less than the minimum wage currently in force in this country which is RM1,500," the ministry said in response to a question from Teresa Kok Suh Sim (PH-Seputeh) on the number of Indonesian domestic workers who had come to work in Malaysia through the One Channel System.
The ministry said the MoU also provided protection and safeguard Indonesian domestic workers' welfare, including the right to the notice of termination of employment contracts, paid annual leave, weekly rest days, rest time and social protection including insurance.
According to the ministry, monitoring of the implementation of the MoU including placement costs and tariff fees for private employment agencies in Malaysia (Malaysian private recruitment agencies) and private placement agencies in Indonesia is carried out through a Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting between the two countries. -- Bernama