Dalat: the local picture
Dalat, a district in Mukah Division on the Oya River, sits within Sarawak’s Melanau sago-growing heartland. The Department of Statistics (DOSM) records a population of about 22,000 for Dalat.
Which process applies here
For hiring in Dalat: Sarawak uses its own GENESIS/HAVEN system and the Sarawak Labour Department, under the Sarawak Labour Ordinance — separate from the Peninsular route, and the Employment Act 1955 does not extend here.
Costs and checks that apply here
In Dalat, Sarawak, the statutory costs are the ones set nationally: the permit and visa fees — which Immigration's own guidance bundles with the annual foreign-worker levy at approval and at each PLKS extension — the FOMEMA medical and PERKESO cover. Confirm the current levy amount with Immigration rather than budgeting it as waived.
There is no official cap on the service fee an agency charges a household in Dalat, so compare written, itemised quotes and verify the licence on the JTKSM register before paying — a licence confirms legitimacy, not price.
What to do next
Write a short household brief for Dalat — who needs support, the main duties, timing and budget — then use it in every agency conversation.
Ask any agency serving Dalat for its legal name and licence number, and verify both before paying anything.