It was a short notice but we had it all done in a zippy. A sub-committee was immediate organized which consisted of, Mr. Bayen Lok, the Organizing Chairman, Mr. Foo Yong Hooi, the Assistant Organizing Chairman, Mas Torah & Kol. (B) Hj. Muhamad to handle the task at hand.

The team from the Philippines included Mr. Curameng, the President of MAMA and their Charman together with all the Board members. About 20 Philipines agencies came together, hoping to network with our Malaysian agencies.

A notice was immediately sent to all PAPA members and the response was good as they gathered in Federal Hotel for the Forun & Dinner. Evberyone felt positive as business to get Philippines Domestic Helpers and workers could be secured in this meeting as many of them are not only doing domestic helper but as our Acting President, Mr. Jeffery Foo has mentioned, there are great opportunity for them to supply Philippines workers to the sectors that are opened for the factories, hotels, plantations and service sector.

PAPA was invited to the Nepal Embassy in Malaysia to meet up with the Ambassador to discuss on the possibility of allowing Nepalese women from coming to work in Malaysia as Domestic Helpers. We are happy that the Government of Nepal is interested and would like to hear how we can bring them in and how while in Malaysia, they will be accorded protection and safety.

PAPA has put forward a few suggestions on the possibility of allowing the Nepalese women to work here as there are also many Employers who may want to employ them. PAPA will also introduce a comprehensive protect mechanism to protect them and to manage their welfare collective as a group. And Mr. Jeffery has stressed that, we can only do that if the Embassy would only deal with PAPA so that we can manage our members. The proposals presented were well received.