Curbing online recruitment

Discussion: Hermono (centre) with other attendees at the business meeting between Pusma and APJATI on the protection and placement of Indonesian domestic workers in Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Action will be taken against freelance agents who advertise the recruitment of Indonesian domestic workers on social media, says Indonesia’s envoy here.

Ambassador Hermono said the act of marketing domestic workers on such platforms carries the elements of human trafficking, forced labour and false information.