KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): The Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR), through the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO), has extended its social security protection coverage to domestic workers effective June 1. He said domestic workers are individuals employed to manage related work for private residences. Mohamad Azman said some 104,400 domestic workers involving 15,000 workers with citizenship and permanent resident status, as well as 89,400 foreign workers, are expected to benefit from the initiative. “Contributions by employers and domestic workers will depend on the monthly salary of a domestic worker. “I would like to emphasise that registration [for contributions] of domestic workers is compulsory under Act 4 and Act 800.
