Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chong Veng told migrant worker representatives yesterday that the government will triple the childbirth fees for non-resident workers and not, as previously proposed by the Health Bureau (SSM); increase the fees by 800 percent, or ninefold, for them.
Two migrant labour activists revealed the government’s climb-down on the controversial hike after meeting Tam at his office.
According to the activists, Yasa Wariyanti and Benedicta Palcon, the proposed fee hikes will not be imposed on migrant workers but only on tourists.
