Indonesia to Temporarily Halt Sending New Migrant Workers to Malaysia
“Malaysia keeps recruiting Indonesian domestic workers through their Maid Online system, which is against the MoU signed on April 1."
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Indonesian government has decided to temporarily stop sending more migrant workers to Malaysia after the latter has violated the bilateral agreement on labor issues, the country’s envoy said on Thursday, July 14. “Malaysia keeps recruiting Indonesian domestic workers through their Maid Online system, which is against the MoU [memorandum of understanding] signed [by the two countries] on April 1,” Indonesia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Hermono told Kompas.com. The direct hiring platform makes it hard for the Indonesian government to monitor the placement process, including...