Jakarta Globe, May 31, 2015
Jakarta. The Indonesian government is proposing a 50 percent increase in the minimum wage for its citizens employed as domestic workers in Malaysia.
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| Women training to be domestic workers abroad take part in an infant care exercise at a training center in Semarang, Central Java. (JG Photo/Dhana Kencana) |
Jakarta. The Indonesian government is proposing a 50 percent increase in the minimum wage for its citizens employed as domestic workers in Malaysia.
Hermono,
the charge d’affaires at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said his
office had submitted the proposal to the Malaysian government, where it will be
discussed at an upcoming cabinet meeting.
The
Indonesian government is seeking an increase of the monthly minimum wage from
the current 800 ringgit ($219) to 1,200 ringgit.
“This is
indeed our proposal. Malaysia has determined that it will be brought to a
cabinet meeting. Now we are waiting for Malaysia’s response,” Hermono said as
quoted by news portal Detik.com.
There are
an estimated two million Indonesians in Malaysia, employed mostly as domestic
workers or manual laborers.
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