In appreciation of the contributions of mothers, Mother s Day has been fixed on the second Sunday of May to allow their children to recognise the contributions of mothers. Mother s Day is also a time to let children show their love for their mothers. The Barisan Nasional government has always stressed the importance of mothers in the family and societal development, but till today, there has been no actual moves to recognise their contributions towards the family and the upbringing of their children. In calculating GDP, the economic values of homemaking has never been taken into consideration. The role of mothers can never be measured by monetary value, but ignoring their contribution from the economic point of view or regarding homemaking as a non - productive job is unfair for even a foreign domestic maid could receive a basic salary of RM350.00.
Homemakers play the roles as cooks, cleaners, nannies, drivers, tuition teachers and nurses.
We believe this move will further enhance the role of homemakers and their social status and to promote gender equalities. It is also a policy of the government to encourage women to work. DAP Wanita is of the opinion that women have the choice of working outside or stay at home. Considering that more and more mothers chose to work out of necessity, we urge the government to heed the needs of working mothers in their work place. The Labour Law in Malaysia allows working mothers 60 days paid leave.