Zahid hopes Indonesia will not stop sending maids to Malaysia

Saying such a measure will be bad for both countries, the deputy prime minister adds he will meet with Indonesia’s manpower minister to seek a solution.

BAGAN DATUK: Malaysia hopes Indonesia will not stop sending maids to the country because of a recent case where an Indonesian maid died after being allegedly abused by her employers.

Labelling the incident an “isolated” case, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said such a drastic response from the republic would only be detrimental to both countries, according to Bernama.

FMT reported earlier today that Indonesia was considering a fresh moratorium on its nationals being sent to undertake jobs as domestic workers in Malaysia.

Bernama reported that Zahid, who is also the home minister, said he would meet Indonesia’s Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri in the near future to discuss the matter and find the best possible solution to the issue.

Bernama quoted him as saying: “We (Malaysia) express deep regret if the report about Indonesia’s intention to stop sending its domestic workers to the country due to the isolated maid abuse case is true.

“In fact, we know that we have certain SOPs (standard operating procedures) that must be adhered to by employers and the Malaysian government will never protect any employer who is found to have acted cruelly (against their maids).”

Zahid said this after a walkabout at Dataran Bagan Datuk here today.

FMT, quoting a Jakarta Post report, earlier reported that Indonesia’s ambassador to Malaysia Rusdi Kirana had said his country was mulling a moratorium on the sending of domestic workers to Malaysia.

He said the plan had gained renewed urgency following the death of Indonesian Adelina Lisao, who was allegedly abused at a house in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, where she was employed.

Rusdi was quoted by The Jakarta Post as saying that Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was agreeable to the idea of the moratorium.

“A moratorium is important so we can restructure our Indonesian labour force’s employment system to prevent cases such as Adelina’s from happening again,” Rusdi was quoted by The Jakarta Post as telling reporters in Jakarta.

Adelina, who was in her twenties and who hailed from Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, died at the Bukit Mertajam Hospital on Feb 11.

Police in Penang are investigating the case for murder and have arrested two siblings, aged 36 and 39, and their 60-year-old mother.

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