The signing ceremony would take place in Jakarta he said in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Negotiations on the recruitment and placement of Indonesian maids in Malaysia began in 2017. A scheduled signing of an agreement on Feb 8 was postponed.

In another development, Saravanan said a total of 148,300 new jobs were created through domestic investments last year, of which 109,605 or 73.9% are under the skilled and semi-skilled categories.

However, he said, some of the jobs mentioned were in the 3D sector (dirty, dangerous, difficult) which was still an issue among locals, causing the government to rely on foreign workers.

More motorcycle rain shelters

Works minister Fadillah Yusof said PLUS Malaysia Bhd and other highway concession companies have been ordered to review the need to build more motorcycle rain shelters as well as other safety requirements for motorcyclists.

Apart from that, he said advisory signs would be improved to increase the safety of highway users to prevent accidents.

“There are a total of 186 motorcycle rain shelters along the North-South Expressway. The locations of these rain shelters are marked on road signs on highways to direct motorcyclists to the locations safely,” he said.