PETALING JAYA: Any employer who has a Filipino domestic worker, or plans to hire one, will have to cough up a monthly wage based on the current exchange rate for US$400. The minimum monthly salary set by the Philippines Overseas Labour Office (Polo) is RM1,680 compared to RM1,440 before, according to a circular issued by Polo to all accredited Malaysian maid agencies. Malaysian Maid Employers’ Association president Engku Ahmad Fauzi Engku Muhsein said the Philippine government should justify the wage increase. The circular stated that Filipino maids were entitled to one weekly off day which could be set at any day. “Any employer who wants to hold the maid’s passport for safekeeping must have her written permission,” the circular stated.

Source: The Star November 23, 2017 03:00 UTC