Cost of hiring Indonesian domestic workers to be reviewed, says HR Minister


JAKARTA: Malaysia and Indonesia will review the cost of hiring domestic Indonesian workers at a more reasonable rate, says V. Sivakumar (pic).

The Human Resources Minister said the reduction in the cost of recruitment would be discussed at the two-day Joint Working Group Meeting in Yogjakarta beginning Wednesday (Feb 22).

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