MALAYSIA and Indonesia are to meet to discuss the rising number of maid abuse cases, as Jakarta contemplates temporarily cutting off its supply of domestic workers, a news report said yesterday.
Indonesian ministers, the national police chief and several other officials are due to meet in Malaysia tomorrow, the Star daily said.
"There are proposals to consider to stop sending maids to Malaysia for a few months, to review and improve the system and discuss problems faced by maids such as abuse and unpaid salary," said Teguh Hendro Cahyono, labour officer with the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur. More...
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