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Domestic Workers To Be Paid Minimum Wage RM1,500

Irene Xavier, Executive Director, Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor (PSWS)

11-Apr-22 19:00

Domestic Workers To Be Paid Minimum Wage RM1,500

New guidelines on hiring domestic workers have been introduced, following the signing of the MoU between Indonesia and Malaysia, one of which is that Indonesian domestic workers will reportedly be paid no less than RM1500 in wages, among others. We look into what this means for them, and also more broadly, how to move away from Malaysia’s reliance on foreign domestic help.

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Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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