Questionnaires

Brighten Your Future: Questionnaires regarding “increasing in Number of Foreign Labors”

Household size                   : [   ] ≤ 2  [   ] 3-4  [   ] 5-6  [   ] 7-8  [   ] 9 ≥

Number of children           : [   ] 0-1  [   ] 2-3  [   ] 4-5  [   ] 6-7  [   ] 8 ≥

Household income             : [   ] RM5,000 and below  [   ] RM5,001-10,000  [   ] RM10,001-15,000     [   ] RM15,001-20,000  [   ] RM20,001and above

1.      If you hire foreign maid, which country are they from? (multi-selection)

[   ] Indonesia   [   ] Myanmar   [   ] Cambodia   [   ] Philippine   [   ] Vietnam

[   ] Others (Please state):___________________________

2.      What are the reasons you hire foreign maid? Please indicate in order of importance between 1 to 5 (1=Very Unimportant, 2=Unimportant, 3=Neither unimportant or important, 4=Important, 5=Very important)

[   ] Willing to work   [   ] Low cost   [   ] Easy to manage   [   ] High performance

[   ] Convenience        [   ] Others (Please state): ___________________________

3.      How much is the monthly salary that you pay your foreign maid?

[   ] RM1600 and above   [   ] RM1200 – RM1300   [   ] RM800 – RM900

[   ] RM400 – RM500      [   ] No minimum wages

4.      In your experience, how long does it take to obtain a work permit for your foreign maid?

[   ] 1 week   [   ] 2 weeks   [   ] 4 weeks   [   ] 8 weeks   [   ] 12 weeks or more

5.      How much are you willing to pay to speed up the processing of the work permit for your foreign maid?

[   ] RM8000 and above   [   ] RM7500 – RM8000   [   ] RM5000 – RM6000

[   ] RM2500 – RM3000   [   ] Not willing to pay

6.      What methods do you use to hire foreign maid?

[   ] Middleman in Malaysia 

       [   ] Middleman in host countries 

       [   ] Friends or relatives     

       [   ] Others employer in Malaysia       

       [   ] Employment agencies  

       [   ] Others (Please state): _________________________________

7.      What do you think are the reasons for the increase number of illegal foreign maid in Malaysia?

Please indicate in order of importance between 1 to 5 (1=Very Unimportant, 2=Unimportant, 3=Neither unimportant or important, 4=Important, 5=Very important)

[   ] Late processing of work permits  

[   ] High costs paid to middleman or employment agencies

[   ] High charges for processing work permit

[   ] Implementation of minimum wage

[   ] Employers unwilling to sign employment contracts

8.      In your opinion, do you think Malaysia is a nice place to live in?

[   ] Strongly Agree   [   ] Agree   [   ] Neutral   [   ] Disagree   [   ] Strongly disagree

9.      How would you describe the efficiency of Malaysia local maid? Please rate from 1 to 5. (Where 1 for least efficient and 5 for most efficient)

[   ] 1       [   ] 2       [   ] 3       [   ] 4        [   ] 5

10.  What do you provide to your foreign maid? Please indicate in order of frequency between 1 to 5 (Where 1 =Never, 2=Seldom, 3=Sometimes, 4=Often, 5=Always).

[   ] Private accommodation   [   ] All daily meals   [   ] Personal safety and freedom

[   ] Medical care and emergency relief   [   ] Insurance

[   ] Others (Please state): __________________________________