Groups: Lift freeze on domestic workers

PETALING JAYA: While Malaysia waits to ink the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and placement of domestic workers with Indonesia next month, private employment agencies are appealing for the government to allow the entry of maids from other source countries in the meantime.

Although the country is now in the recovery phase, private employment agencies are still in a quandary as the hiring freeze on foreign workers imposed by the government to curb Covid-19 infections has not only led to a shortage of manpower, but also means that agencies are unable to resume business.