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183494
Sat, 05/21/2011 - 14:06
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MAID: MALAYSIA HOPES TO INK MoU WITH INDONESIA NEXT WEEK
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is hopeful that a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) signalling, among others, the lifting of the freeze on the
recruitment of Indonesian maids imposed by Jakarta, will be inked next week.
Human Resources Minister Dr S.Subramaniam said that Kuala Lumpur had
offered a date for the MoU signing but was still awaiting confirmation from the
Indonesians.
Malaysia, he said, was in the final stage of discussion with Indonesia on
the maid issue.
"If everything is okay, I want to sign it next week," he told reporters when
asked on the exact date of the signing, Saturday.
Earlier, Dr Subramaniam opened the three-day International Islamic Tamil
Literary Conference Malaysia 2011 at University Malaya here.
It was announced on March 21 that the signing of the pact would take place
in Jakarta.
Based on the number of employers registered with maid agencies in the
country, Malaysia is in urgent need of almost 35,000 maids.
In June 2009, Jakarta imposed a freeze on the sending of maids from
Indonesia to Malaysia following reports of cases of abuse by employers as well
as the lack of benefits, such as a minimum monthly salary and a day off in a
week.
On the conference, Dr Subramaniam said that about 1,000 participants were
taking part in the event, including 400 from countries like India, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Singapore and Gulf countries.
He said the Malaysian Indian Muslim community had contributed immensely to
the country's development, including in the fields of politics, business,
religion, Tamil language and literature, as well as Malay literature.
The minister attributed the community's success to their hard work,
sincerity, discipline and integrity.
He said that for the Tamil language and literature to progress further, the
involvement of the younger generation must be sought and the usage of
information communication tools must be encouraged.
Dr Subramaniam told his audience that the government was doing a lot to
ensure progress and development of a total of 523 Tamil schools in the country
which have more than 100,000 students.
During 2008-2011, about RM230 million (US$76.66 million) has been allocated
for Tamil schools, including for the construction of new schools.
understanding (MoU) signalling, among others, the lifting of the freeze on the
recruitment of Indonesian maids imposed by Jakarta, will be inked next week.
Human Resources Minister Dr S.Subramaniam said that Kuala Lumpur had
offered a date for the MoU signing but was still awaiting confirmation from the
Indonesians.
Malaysia, he said, was in the final stage of discussion with Indonesia on
the maid issue.
"If everything is okay, I want to sign it next week," he told reporters when
asked on the exact date of the signing, Saturday.
Earlier, Dr Subramaniam opened the three-day International Islamic Tamil
Literary Conference Malaysia 2011 at University Malaya here.
It was announced on March 21 that the signing of the pact would take place
in Jakarta.
Based on the number of employers registered with maid agencies in the
country, Malaysia is in urgent need of almost 35,000 maids.
In June 2009, Jakarta imposed a freeze on the sending of maids from
Indonesia to Malaysia following reports of cases of abuse by employers as well
as the lack of benefits, such as a minimum monthly salary and a day off in a
week.
On the conference, Dr Subramaniam said that about 1,000 participants were
taking part in the event, including 400 from countries like India, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Singapore and Gulf countries.
He said the Malaysian Indian Muslim community had contributed immensely to
the country's development, including in the fields of politics, business,
religion, Tamil language and literature, as well as Malay literature.
The minister attributed the community's success to their hard work,
sincerity, discipline and integrity.
He said that for the Tamil language and literature to progress further, the
involvement of the younger generation must be sought and the usage of
information communication tools must be encouraged.
Dr Subramaniam told his audience that the government was doing a lot to
ensure progress and development of a total of 523 Tamil schools in the country
which have more than 100,000 students.
During 2008-2011, about RM230 million (US$76.66 million) has been allocated
for Tamil schools, including for the construction of new schools.
