Faizal during an interview regarding the Housekeeper Pilot Project in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: Klang Valley residents who are in search of additional income or seeking employment are invited to participate in the Housekeeper Pilot Project which is expected to pay up to RM1,300 a month.
The project initiated by the Human Resources Ministry and managed by a housekeeping firm Srikandi Wawasan, is aimed at recruiting local citizens to work part-time of full-time as housekeepers.
Interestingly, the programme provides transport facilities and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) security benefits.
Srikandi Wawasan managing director, Ernie Jumayla Elias said the project which was also endorsed by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry was to provide more opportunities for the local workforce as well as meet the need for domestic help.
“Besides helping the poor and unemployed such as single mothers, housewives, people with disabilities (PWDs), the elderly and others, the programme is intended to reduce dependence on foreign labour,” she told reporters at a ceremony to hand over the Housekeeper Pilot Project appointment letter here, yesterday.
She said the initial target group of the project was 10,000 Social Welfare Department general assistance recipients, to help them generate income, nevertheless the project is also open to members of the public.
“We do not place an strict conditions on the recruitment and selection process as skills required are basic knowledge in house cleaning and physical ability to carry out the work assigned,” she said.
Ernie added that workers would also be provided with transport as the company would fetch them from home and send them to the customers’ homes.
Those interested in seeking employment can contact Srikandi Wawasan at 011-3336 8095 or call 03-8886 5102 (Faizal Zainuddin) of the Human Resources Ministry for further information about the project. — Bernama