Raid to target maids, nannies

Raid to target maids, nannies

The City Population Agency will launch a two-week raid a week
before and a week after the Idul Fitri holidays, targeting in-
house maids, nannies and private company workers who do not
possess Jakarta or newcomer identity cards.

"Unlike previous raids, in these raids employers and companies
who employ new workers without Jakarta or Newcomer ID cards will
face legal sanctions," agency head Sylviana Murni told The
Jakarta Post and Antara at City Hall on Monday.

Article 3 of Bylaw No. 4/2004 on population and civil
registration requires employers and legal bodies to report all
their employees resident in Jakarta to the agency.

Those found to have violated the bylaw will face a maximum
sentence of three month's jail or a Rp 5 million (US$549.45)
fine.

"Employers or companies must pay for the fines if the workers
cannot afford them," Sylviana said.

She said nannies and housemaid agencies must obtain Newcomer
ID cards, formerly known as seasonal ID cards, issued by the
agency.

"We hope this effort will be "shock therapy" for employers,
encouraging them to abide with the bylaw on population and civil
registration."

However, Sylviana, who will be replaced on Tuesday, said the
bylaw would not be fully implemented until the issuing of a
gubernatorial decree. -- JP