Reject bid to raise pay of Filipino domestic helpers, ministry urged
The Association of Employment Agencies Malaysia (Papa) has called on the human resources ministry to reject a proposed increase in the basic salary of Philippine domestic helpers from US$400 (RM1,800) to US$500 (RM2,200).
The association said the increase would impose a huge financial burden on employers who wanted to take in domestic helpers from the Philippines, adding that other countries had opposed it.
“The Gulf countries rejected the proposal and the Philippines government retracted the implementation,” it noted in a statement after a meeting with the ministry’s policymaking department.
The association suggested the creation of a residential cleaners’ sector, saying many households preferred privacy and would like residential cleaners who came in periodically to clean the houses.
“Many foreigners are already…
