RI maids in Singapore win awards

RI maids in Singapore win awards

JAKARTA: Three Indonesian maids working in Singapore have been
given awards from the Indonesian Embassy after they secured
awards from Singapore's Association of Employment Agencies for
being the "best maids" for 2004.

The three are Harimini binti Garun, Warinah binti Warino and
Emiyanti binti Abdul Rojak. Harimini won the Association's best
maid award, with Warinah named as runner up. Emiyanti won the
merit award.

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore also gave awards to their
respective employers and to the Association during a ceremony
attended by hundreds of Indonesian maids currently working in
Singapore, the embassy said in a statement made available to The
Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Andradjati, Indonesia's deputy ambassador to Singapore, said
that he hoped that Indonesian maids, the Association and
employers would continue improve cooperation in the future. -- JP