via CAAI
Sunday October 3, 2010
By SIMON KHOO
MUAZAM SHAH: Employers can look forward to employing maids from Cambodia and Thailand as an alternative to Indonesians by the end of the year, Deputy Human Resources Minister Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan said.
Maznah said she would visit both countries next month as part of the Government’s efforts to discuss the possibility of simplifying the procedures to bring them in.
“All these years, Malaysia has been relying too heavily on one or two countries for domestic helpers.
“This cause various problems and difficulties when suddenly an issue arises affecting bilateral ties between both countries.
“As such, we felt it is high time the Government initiate efforts to explore and source maids from countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Phillipines and even Myanmar,” she said when met during her open house in Bandar Muadzam Shah here Sunday.
Maznah said presently, Cambodia and Thailand have been supplying maids to Malaysia but their numbers were relatively small.
She said it was timely for Malaysians to consider employing maids other than from Indonesia due to the on-going spat between both countries.
She believed the number would increase gradually after both governments could reach understanding on the issue.
At the same time, she said, the negotiations with Indonesia to life their freeze on new domestic helpers would continue.
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