Leaked agreement: Indonesian domestic workers’ base pay at RM1,500

Strict rules for the protection of Indonesian domestic workers, including a minimum wage of RM1,500, will be imposed on Malaysian employers, according to the April 1 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Malaysia and Indonesia.

Human Resource Minister M Saravanan had previously issued a statement with a summary of the MOU’s contents but Malaysiakini today sighted the full document as shared by industry sources in Jakarta, Indonesia.

According to the MOU...