Abuse of Cambodian Domestic Workers Migrating to Malaysia
This report documents Cambodian domestic workers’ experiences during recruitment, work abroad, and upon their return home. It is based on 80 interviews with migrant domestic workers, their families, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and recruitment agents. The report highlights the numerous obstacles that prevent mistreated women and girls from obtaining justice and redress in both Cambodia and Malaysia.
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ISBN: 1-56432-823-6
ISBN: 1-56432-823-6
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- “They Deceived Us at Every Step”
- Summary
- Key Recommendations
- Methodology
- I. Background
- II. Recruitment-Related Exploitation and Abuse in Cambodia
- III. Abuses in Cambodia’s Training Centers
- IV. Abuses in Malaysia
- V. Forced Labor and Practices Akin to Debt Bondage
- VI. Barriers to Justice in Malaysia
- VII. Protection Failures in Cambodia
- VIII. Cambodia and Malaysia’s International Human Rights Obligations
- IX. Recommendations
- Appendix A: Letter Sent to the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Malaysia
- Appendix B: Letter Sent to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
- Acknowledgments









