DDHK News, Hong Kong - The salary for Hong Kong BMIs in charge of caring for the elderly is proposed to be increased to IDR 8 million per month. The Indonesian government made the proposal during a meeting with the Minister of Manpower and Welfare of Hong Kong, Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, in Hong Kong, Friday (24/1) evening local time.
The head of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI), Jumhur Hidayat, submitted the suggestion. Currently he is still in Hong Kong to discuss the TKI issue with the relevant ministries in Hong Kong.
Jumhur asked the local government to increase the salary to 6 Hong Kong dollars or around Rp 8 million.
"They apparently welcomed this idea and will be investigated because indeed the elderly population in Hong Kong has grown," said Jumhur in a press release received. Republika in Jakarta, Saturday (25/1).
Jumhur also conveyed about the placement of formal sector workers who are tasked with caring for elderly people in Hong Kong nursing homes. He asked that the wages given to the migrant workers were around Rp. 14-15 million per month.
This figure, he said, was still outside of overtime pay. "Alhamdulillah, Matthew (Minister of Manpower and Welfare of Hong Kong responded to this. This can also be done by TKI as long as there is a request."
Meanwhile, related to the torture case experienced by TKI Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, Jumhur said the Hong Kong government promised to resolve this problem through legal channels properly.
"The plan is that on March 25, this case will be tried soon. The Hong Kong government and people were so shocked by this incident that they promised to make sure the legal process went well, "he said. (republika.co.id). *
