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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 19:23
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RI HAILS COMPULSORY OFF DAY FOR MAIDS IN MALAYSIA
Jakarta, June 19 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian foreign affairs ministry has hailed the Malaysian government's decision to give one off day every week to Indonesian migrant workers.
If the regulation is implemented in Malaysia, it would be a positive thing and in line with international labor standards, Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman of the foreign affairs ministry, said here on Friday.
"So that our migrant workers, who are vulnerable, especially those working in households in Malaysia, can get protection," he said.
The Indonesian and Malaysian governments had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on workers in the informal sector, in 2006 to give the Indonesian workers protection, he said.
Malaysia was obliged to issue identity cards for Indonesian workers whose passports were kept by their employers, he said. However, the implementation of the identity card issuance had been delayed due to political process in Malaysia.
"We optimally protect Indonesian nationals overseas. The foreign affairs ministry is consistent in protecting them," he said.
Some 3.2 million Indonesian migrant workers have reported to Indonesia's embassies. They work in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. However, he estimated a total of seven million Indonesians work abroad.
Bernama reported on Thursday (June 18) that the Malaysian government proposed to make it compulsory for employers by year end, to give a day off every week for their maids. The proposal was announced by the Malaysian Human Resources Minister Dr S. Subramaniam last Tuesday.
The compulsory one off day every week proposed for foreign maids will give about 300,000 Indonesian maids working in Malaysia an opportunity to settle their personal matters.
Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Prof Drs Da'i Bachtiar SH said a day off every week would also enable the maids to share their problems with the embassy or their fellow countrymen.***
If the regulation is implemented in Malaysia, it would be a positive thing and in line with international labor standards, Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman of the foreign affairs ministry, said here on Friday.
"So that our migrant workers, who are vulnerable, especially those working in households in Malaysia, can get protection," he said.
The Indonesian and Malaysian governments had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on workers in the informal sector, in 2006 to give the Indonesian workers protection, he said.
Malaysia was obliged to issue identity cards for Indonesian workers whose passports were kept by their employers, he said. However, the implementation of the identity card issuance had been delayed due to political process in Malaysia.
"We optimally protect Indonesian nationals overseas. The foreign affairs ministry is consistent in protecting them," he said.
Some 3.2 million Indonesian migrant workers have reported to Indonesia's embassies. They work in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. However, he estimated a total of seven million Indonesians work abroad.
Bernama reported on Thursday (June 18) that the Malaysian government proposed to make it compulsory for employers by year end, to give a day off every week for their maids. The proposal was announced by the Malaysian Human Resources Minister Dr S. Subramaniam last Tuesday.
The compulsory one off day every week proposed for foreign maids will give about 300,000 Indonesian maids working in Malaysia an opportunity to settle their personal matters.
Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Prof Drs Da'i Bachtiar SH said a day off every week would also enable the maids to share their problems with the embassy or their fellow countrymen.***
