Ministry pays close attention to mistreatment of domestic helpers, says HR Minister

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The Human Resources Ministry always pays close attention to reports of mistreatment of foreign domestic workers, including employers not paying their wages, says its minister.  V. Sivakumar told reporters that on Monday (Nov 13) when responding to a statement by Indonesian ambassador Datuk Hermono on Sunday, that about 90% of complaints received by the Indonesian embassy related to domestic workers showed a worrying trend, including those of not being paid wages.   The minister also asked the Indonesian embassy to immediately lodge reports on the mistreatment of Indonesian domestic workers in the country so that the Manpower Department could take appropriate action against employers who were negligent in the management of domestic workers.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yut7wmt2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Baby, can you comment a little bit about the statement of the Indonesian government

00:05 which stated that 90% of the complaints were received

00:10 regarding the domestic work,

00:12 not being paid monthly wages,

00:15 including not receiving payments for 19 years.

00:19 Can you comment a little bit about that?

00:21 What do you mean by 90%?

00:23 The complaints that were received.

00:27 We did receive complaints regarding the domestic work,

00:37 and also regarding the non-payment of wages.

00:43 These complaints were indeed made by the Ministry of Human Resources.

00:48 I have instructed the Ministry of Labor to take firm action against any employers

01:01 who violate the law, especially the labor law,

01:06 where we want to ensure that our country is free from forced labor.

01:17 This is one of my aspirations and the intention of the Ministry of Human Resources.

01:22 I do not deny that there is no case,

01:26 but the Ministry is always vigilant and ready to take action against any employers

01:35 who violate their rights as employers

01:39 and discriminate against any workers, especially in the field of forced labor.

01:48 This includes the workers, the foreign workers,

01:51 because today the Indonesian government made a statement

01:53 asking for a report if there is any.

01:57 Yes, that's right. If there is any, I also ask for a report to be made immediately.

02:03 And the immigration authorities,

02:08 the Ministry of Labor will also take action against any employers.

02:14 This is not the first time we have mentioned this,

02:16 we have mentioned this repeatedly.

02:18 And if there are also employers who ignore and disregard this issue,

02:29 then they will not be taken seriously and I will not give any consideration.

02:36 I will ensure that the JTK will take them to court.

02:42 So, there has been a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs?

02:46 Yes, there has been.

02:47 There have been cases of domestic violence.

02:52 And actions have been taken.

02:55 The JTK has gone to see and rescue them

03:01 and the actions have been taken in the previous cases.

03:05 And if there are more cases like this,

03:08 then the actions will also be taken against the employers.

03:11 We will not give any face to any employers who do not want to take care of their workers.

03:18 Thank you.

03:19 Thank you.

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