This comes as Indonesia does more checks to prevent human trafficking.
SINGAPORE: Families in Singapore hiring new Indonesian domestic workers may face delays as long as two months.
“The border is also being tightened to check more and check and recheck about the documentation when people want to go abroad." “It's really just as simple as that. So once you follow all this procedure and all documentation, actually nothing will affect you,” she said. These companies may be pushing for wider use of their certificate to deal with more maid agencies doing direct hires instead of going through them, he said.many agencies go directly to agents in Jakarta to bring helpers into Singapore with an in-principal employment approval from Singapore's Manpower Ministry, industry experts told CNA.Agencies have to see the situation from the Indonesian perspective, said Ms K Jayaprema, president of the Association of Employment Agencies Singapore.
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