Envoy: US$400 per month for Filipina helpers fixed everywhere


KUALA LUMPUR: The minimum wage of US$400 for Filipina maids must be adhered to, regardless of the exchange rate.

Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia J. Eduardo Malaya (pic) said employers of Filipino maids were required to pay the equivalent amount in the local currency of the country they worked in.

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