Indonesia: No deal, no maids


Ongoing issue: Malaysia is heavily dependent on Indonesian labour, including domestic helpers.

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia, which maintains its largest migrant workforce in Malaysia, has threatened to stop sending new maids if fresh conditions are not met.

The sticking point is a draft labour agreement over which there have been several “back and forths”, said Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Hermono.

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