Maid MoU drawing near

13 November 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Government / Informal migration for labor / International relations / Labor / Local workers abroad / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Offshore recruitment and employment
Malaysian aid / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training

Cambodia and Malaysia expect to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by the end of the year that would reopen the pipeline of local maids being sent to work there, officials said on the sidelines of a final round of discussions yesterday between the countries. ... Cambodia placed a moratorium on sending new domestic workers to Malaysia in October 2011 after a raft of rights abuses emerged, including sexual abuse and salary withholding. According to Malaysian government data, there are currently 13,245 Cambodian workers in Malaysia, including 7,796 maids. ...

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