KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 ― Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 ― Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency today.
The survey, based on interviews with 1,201 domestic workers in Southeast Asia, found 29 per cent of those in Malaysia faced such conditions, compared to 7 per cent and 4 per cent in its neighbours Singapore and Thailand, respectively.Wannarat Srisuksai, a spokesperson for Thailand's labour ministry, told Reuters the treatment of domestic workers in the country has improved following laws introduced in 2012 to protect the group.
“Domestic work is one of the most important tasks in our society, and yet provided with the least protection. This can no longer be accepted,” said Anna Engblom, chief technical adviser at the ILO programme, which conducted the study. Households in Asia often employ domestic workers ― usually women from developing nations such as Indonesia, Myanmar, and the Philippines ― to carry out housekeeping tasks including cooking, cleaning, childcare, and gardening.
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