DPRD member Adnan Purichta Ichsan said here Friday it was hoped that after the bylaw had come into force, there would be no more cases of domestic helpers being abused or maltreated by their employers in South Sulawesi.
The bylaw would also include a provision on day-offs for domestic helpers who would be entitled to one day off every week.
However, there would be no rules on domestic helpers' working hours as in practice they always work when their employers are at home.
"They will work for 12 to 18 hours per day. But usually when their employer goes to work, they are also done. And they will work again after their employer has returned home. Therefore, we are not proposing rules on their working hours," he said.
The DPRD would sponsor the appointment of a local domestic helpers recruitment agency as a body responsible for the training or upgrading of domestic helpers.
"So far, there are only agencies for the training of babysitters. We also want an agency for the training of domestic helpers who will be employed on the basis of work contracts," he said. (HAJM/S012)