The Indonesian Manpower Ministry is pushing the Hong Kong authority to increase the minimum wage for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI), reports Indonesian news agency Antara News. "I urge the Hong Kong authority to consider increasing the PMIs' minimum wage in 2023, considering the development of current basic needs," Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said. During a bilateral meeting with Secretary for Labour and Welfare Department of Hong Kong, Chris Sun Yu Han, Minister Fauziyah also requested basic rights for the other PMIs from the Hong Kong authority, such as easy, fair, and fast visa processing and uninterrupted rest both day and night.

"I want the Hong Kong authority to be able to stipulate regulations regarding working hours and rest periods for foreign domestic workers," Fauziyah said. However, in the recruitment and placement of PMIs, the minister said that the employer had to pay a placement fee. The Hong Kong authority has determined the cost components to be assumed by the employer and written in the standard employment contract. Meanwhile, Indonesia also determined the placement fee components that can be charged to employers.