IKRAM ISMAIL
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
SERI KEMBANGAN: The government is mulling over the establishment of a one-stop centre on issues relating to foreign maids and will be inviting related agencies and organisations to discuss the matter.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said the centre would handle matters such as hiring of maids at agency level, keeping tabs on employers and discussing problems faced by the maids.
"We went to improve the mechanism of maid-hiring and make the system more efficient for everyone. The one-stop centre is one of the measures in the planning stages," he said after launching the Smart Sourcing Summit 2011 at the Palace of the Golden Horses in Seri Kembangan yesterday.
"We will be inviting relevant agencies and bodies to discuss the matter within a month."
Dr Subramaniam said such a move required cooperation from government agencies such as the Home Ministry and Immigration Department and organisations like the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa).
He was responding to questions on steps taken by the government to curb maid abuse in light of the Cambodian government's decision to ban its nationals from being employed as maids in Malaysia. In addition, Indonesia has yet to lift its ban on maids coming to Malaysia despite having recently signed an agreement to do so.
On Monday, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin said media reports of a recent rape-murder of a Cambodian maid in Malaysia were not true.
Local newspaper reports claimed three murders had occurred in the span of a week that resulted in the Cambodian government’s decision to stop sending its nationals to work here as maids.
Mohd Bakri also said the last murder of a Cambodian was reported on Sept 2 last year in Seberang Perai, Penang, and the crime was committed by a fellow countryman.
Dr Subramaniam said 99 per cent of Malaysian employers of foreign maids were responsible people.
"Although less than one per cent of employers here have mistreated their maids, we are concerned their actions have tarnished the image of Malaysia," he said.
"We are committed to strengthening the mechanisms to provide protection and support to maids, whether foreign or local."
Association backs proposal
THE proposal to have a one-stop centre to handle maid issues has received the backing of the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa).
Its acting president, Jeffrey Foo, told The Malay Mail: "We look forward to the implementation of the proposal and we will wait for an invitation from the Human Resources Ministry to discuss the matter."
He said such a one-stop centre would benefit all the parties concerned.
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
SERI KEMBANGAN: The government is mulling over the establishment of a one-stop centre on issues relating to foreign maids and will be inviting related agencies and organisations to discuss the matter.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said the centre would handle matters such as hiring of maids at agency level, keeping tabs on employers and discussing problems faced by the maids.
"We went to improve the mechanism of maid-hiring and make the system more efficient for everyone. The one-stop centre is one of the measures in the planning stages," he said after launching the Smart Sourcing Summit 2011 at the Palace of the Golden Horses in Seri Kembangan yesterday.
"We will be inviting relevant agencies and bodies to discuss the matter within a month."
Dr Subramaniam said such a move required cooperation from government agencies such as the Home Ministry and Immigration Department and organisations like the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa).
He was responding to questions on steps taken by the government to curb maid abuse in light of the Cambodian government's decision to ban its nationals from being employed as maids in Malaysia. In addition, Indonesia has yet to lift its ban on maids coming to Malaysia despite having recently signed an agreement to do so.
On Monday, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin said media reports of a recent rape-murder of a Cambodian maid in Malaysia were not true.
Local newspaper reports claimed three murders had occurred in the span of a week that resulted in the Cambodian government’s decision to stop sending its nationals to work here as maids.
Mohd Bakri also said the last murder of a Cambodian was reported on Sept 2 last year in Seberang Perai, Penang, and the crime was committed by a fellow countryman.
Dr Subramaniam said 99 per cent of Malaysian employers of foreign maids were responsible people.
"Although less than one per cent of employers here have mistreated their maids, we are concerned their actions have tarnished the image of Malaysia," he said.
"We are committed to strengthening the mechanisms to provide protection and support to maids, whether foreign or local."
Association backs proposal
THE proposal to have a one-stop centre to handle maid issues has received the backing of the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa).
Its acting president, Jeffrey Foo, told The Malay Mail: "We look forward to the implementation of the proposal and we will wait for an invitation from the Human Resources Ministry to discuss the matter."
He said such a one-stop centre would benefit all the parties concerned.
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