First batch of Indonesian maids arrives

One for the album: Bambang with some of the Indonesian domestic workers during a welcome ceremony at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Burma Road, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: After a long wait, Indonesian domestic helpers are back and for at least the next two years, they will work in the hopes of a better life when they return home.

Nadaria Soraya, 30, who will work as a cleaner, said she is excited to start as the pay here was twice the amount she used to earn.