"The private companies are called on to consolidate two matters, firstly reject contracts worth less than 600 ringgits, and secondly, being united in supervising employers. Those employing our workers at will need to be blacklisted," Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Muhaimin Iskandar said following a national conference on the eradication of corruption in manpower and transmigration at Sahid Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday.
Muhaimin asked private companies to be firm in sending migrant workers to Malaysia so that employers with a history of mishandling their employees would be barred from receiving Indonesian migrant workers.
The private companies were also to avoid unfair competition as it may affect Indonesia`s bargaining position against Malaysia which had been improved in the MoU signed recently.
The sending of Indonesian migrant workers will be tightened like what had been done by the Saudi government.(*)
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Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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