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Now that the appellate court has made its ruling, Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Hermono said that
the embassy will be filing unpaid wage claims with the Malaysian Labour Department on behalf of the
undocumented Indonesian workers. — Reuters pic
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By SOO WERN JUN
Saturday, 14 May 2022 10:56 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — The Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Hermono commended
the Malaysian Court of Appeal’s decision this week allowing undocumented migrant workers
here to take legal action against their employers over unpaid wages.
The ambassador who goes by a single name described the ruling as a significant progress
towards ending forced labour in the country, Malaysiakini reported today.
“Most of the cases we handled in Malaysia were unpaid salaries of undocumented workers.
“In our experience, it is very difficult to get employers to pay the wages they owe
undocumented workers.
“This is because so far, the Labour Court has denied undocumented workers their right to
redress labour-related grievances,” Hermono told the news portal.
Hermono was reported saying the Indonesian embassy here has received complaints of
unpaid wages from 392 of its citizens hired as domestic workers in Malaysia since last year,
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adding that many claimed they were owed salaries for more than six years.