Private employment agencies that attended a meeting with Human Resources Minister M Saravanan yesterday, Jan 11, were anticipating the good news of resuming migrant domestic worker enrolment for Malaysian households after nearly two years of “zero business” and were sorely disappointed when no such announcement was made.

“This March will mark our second year we have had no income and with no government aid throughout the pandemic, many of us have had to shutter our businesses,” Soon Kui Wah told Malaysiakini.

Soon who travelled from Kluang for the meeting in Putrajaya was among at least 60 private employment agencies registered with...