Domestic workers rescued from Malaysia

The Cambodian consul-general in Malaysia yesterday helped repatriate eight Cambodian domestic workers who were forced to work in grueling conditions in Malaysia. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Chum Sounry said yesterday that the Cambodian embassy in Kuala Lumpur intervened to help the eight women who had disputes with their employers and were subject to laborious work conditions.
 

All employers were made to pay the domestic workers their outstanding salaries before they were brought back to Cambodia. Six of the eight women arrived over the weekend while the remaining two are due back today. The victims hailed from Kratie, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampot and Kampong Thom provinces.
 

Incidents of abuse and overwork are common for Cambodian domestic workers going to Malaysia. Many have recounted instances of 18-hour work days for seven days a week, months at a time without respite. These domestic workers are often also not paid on a monthly basis and have their passports confiscated by employers to restrict their freedom of movement and stop them from running away.

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