“They Deceived Us at Every Step” Abuse of Cambodian Domestic Workers Migrating to Malaysia

“They Deceived Us at Every Step” Abuse of Cambodian Domestic Workers Migrating to Malaysia

“They Deceived Us at Every Step” Abuse of Cambodian Domestic Workers Migrating to Malaysia

A broker said that the company is looking for women to work in Malaysia. When I asked if there is anyone who will help my daughter if she is in trouble, the broker said that if something happens to the girl, if she dies for example, the company would pay the compensation….He said, “You can rest all your life with that money.”

— Chey Nhean, father of Chey Champel, a 21-year-old domestic worker who died in the Phnom Penh training center of VC Manpower, Cambodia, April 2011