JOHOR BARU: Malaysians seeking to get Indonesian maids have been told to lodge a report with Indonesia’s consulate general office if agents charge more than RM15,000 per worker.
Its Johor Baru consul-general Sigit S. Widoyanto said they are still receiving complaints that there were agents charging fees exceeding the limit set through the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries.
“Based on the MOU, the maximum limit charged by agents to get domestic workers is no more than RM15,000, but we still receive complaints that agents charge up to RM20,000 or RM30,000. He also urged Malaysian employers as well as Indonesians who do not have a valid work permit in this country to take advantage of the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 programme that would start this Friday .
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