“Indonesian maids now on sale” advertisement leaflets found by migrant care executive director Anis Hidayat in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, have generated public outcry.

The advertisement, displayed on Anis’ Twitter account, @anishidayah, reads, “Fast and Easy application. Now your housework and cooking come easy. You can rest and relax. Deposit only RM 3,500 price RM 7,500 nett.”

“The advertisement is an insult to our workers,” Anis said as quoted by tempo.co on Monday.

The advertisement dehumanized Indonesian workers and could not be tolerated, she added.

Anis has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar to lodge a complaint with the Malaysian government.

The Indonesian government revoked a two-year moratorium on sending migrant workers to Malaysia last year, a...