Cost of hiring Indonesian maid likely to increase

Looks like the cost to hire Indonesian maid will increase. Refer to the info graphics for the cost in the past.

Recruitment agencies say the stalemate in the supply of Indonesian maids to Malaysia will end now that they are empowered to determine the cost of hiring these domestic workers.

However, the Malaysian Asso­ciation of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) concedes that the cost of employing them "will likely go up".

Papa president Jeffrey Foo said: "Issues with pricing have always been the main hindrance in bringing in maids. The Government tried to control the pricing but the Indonesian agencies are still reluctant to supply the maids to us because they felt it was not worth it as they thought the price was too low.

Source: The Star