Indonesian maids keep more of their salary thanks to changes in policy

[BuiKia]

They may be corrupted but at least their government is protecting the maids..

SINGAPORE - A new set of rules imposed by Indonesia on its nationals working as domestic helpers in Singapore has affected the supply of such workers.

Some maid agencies have reported a drop in business as much as 20 per cent.

But the policy change has benefited the Indonesian maids.

Previously, Ms Siti Mukodimah Mukori, a domestic worker, had to wait nine months before she can send money back home.

That is because she had to repay her placement fee of S$3,000 to her employer in instalments.

This means she typically gets only S$10 or S$20 of her monthly salary for the first eight months or so.

With the new policy, Siti pays a lower placement fee and takes a bank loan instead.

She repays the bank in eight months and gets to keep more money - about S$200 every month.

Even though her employer pays a higher agency fee now, she believes it is the right thing to do.

Siti's employer, Aisha Said Khadaied, said: "Put myself in their shoes, any human would like to have a better salary. So I think it's a very good scheme." CHANNEL NEWSASIA

 

[halsey02]

They may be corrupted but at least their government is protecting the maids..

which is better a government that is corrupted ( Indon, Malaysia etc) protects the people, than a government which is least corrupted ( no one is sinless), but don't care a f%$#%k for the people whom the assume have given them a mandate? no need to name names!

 

[Cruxx]

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