JAKARTA – Malaysia will review Indonesian domestic maid mistreatment cases to ensure that justice is served based on the existing laws in the country said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir.
“I understand the concerns of the Indonesian authorities regarding the wellbeing and welfare of the domestic maids in Malaysia,” he said during a joint press conference with his counterpart Retno Mardudi after a bilateral meeting here today.
Malaysia, he assured, will extend its cooperation to Indonesia to ensure that employment and protection of domestic help are in accordance with the existing national laws.
Both countries inked a memorandum of understanding on the recruitment and protection of Indonesian domestic helpers (MoU on PDI) in Malaysia on April 1, 2022.
The foreign minister recorded Malaysia’s appreciation for the contribution of the Indonesian workforce and domestic maids towards the daily lives of Malaysians as well as to the socio-economic development of Malaysia.
He is currently on a three-day official visit to Indonesia to discuss bilateral issues, investment opportunities in Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara as well as maritime delimitation and land borders between the two countries.
“I want to assure you that Malaysia will work towards a solution in resolving the maritime and land border delimitation,” he said, adding that the development of the archipelago would also lead to improved economic ties.
His visit also marks a preparation for the official visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to Jakarta which is expected to be sometime in January 2023.
Zambry also reiterated the prime minister’s stance that “Indonesia remains a true friend and an important neighbour to Malaysia”.
Zambry was accompanied by the Chargé d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, Adlan Mohd Shaffieq and the Southeast Asia Division Secretary of Wisma Putra Roseli Abdul. – Bernama, December 29, 2022
