10.03.2012
A recent spate of reports on child abuse and deaths in Malaysian childcare centers has provoked outrage, with stakeholders pointing fingers at one another for the glut of illegal centers.
The latest incident occurred last week, when two female caretakers from a Johor centre uploaded a video onto YouTube that showed nine babies they had tightly wrapped in cloth. One baby's mouth was taped up.
The caretakers initially said they had done this to keep the babies quiet, but later claimed it was to defame the center, after the operator fired them.
In January, two babies died inKuala Lumpur under the care of caretakers. They were suspected to have been fed spoilt milk.
Police are investigating both cases, which occurred in unlicensed childcare centers.
Last year, five children died in unlicensed childcare centers. While it is illegal to operate such centers without a license, more than two-thirds of the 3,200 remain unlicensed, according to the national Social Welfare Department (JKM), which issues these licenses.
Unlicensed childcare centers can be forced to close down, or fined RM10,000 (S$4,200), or their owners can be jailed for up to two years.
The latest incident occurred last week, when two female caretakers from a Johor centre uploaded a video onto YouTube that showed nine babies they had tightly wrapped in cloth. One baby's mouth was taped up.
The caretakers initially said they had done this to keep the babies quiet, but later claimed it was to defame the center, after the operator fired them.
In January, two babies died in
Police are investigating both cases, which occurred in unlicensed childcare centers.
Last year, five children died in unlicensed childcare centers. While it is illegal to operate such centers without a license, more than two-thirds of the 3,200 remain unlicensed, according to the national Social Welfare Department (JKM), which issues these licenses.
Unlicensed childcare centers can be forced to close down, or fined RM10,000 (S$4,200), or their owners can be jailed for up to two years.
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