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Friday, May 9

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Malaysia’s Domestic Workers Criminalized for Running Away from Abuse

Malaysia has over 250,000 domestic workers — most of whom are migrants from neighboring Southeast Asian countries. They may work [...]

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Car Crash Saves Rohingya Teenager from Forced Marriage

A car accident in southern Thailand has proved to be a blessing in disguise for one 15 year old Rohingya girl. On June 8 she was with [...]

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UNHCR Cancels Chin Refugee Protections: Will it Fuel Human Trafficking?

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that it would end refugee protections for the ethnic Chin in [...]

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Hong Kong’s reluctance to introduce anti-trafficking law

In April, a judge ruled that the lack of anti-trafficking legislation in Hong Kong had hindered police investigations into the abuse of [...]

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“Law allowing excessive overtime equals forced labor,” say Malaysian rights groups

A group of 20 Malaysian organizations and trade unions are calling on the government to amend the employment regulations law due to [...]

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How traffickers use the “Romeo Effect” to lure victims

The Toronto Star recently published the story of Nicole, a 20-year-old woman from a small town in Canada who fell victim to human [...]

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Bangladeshis Trafficked to Malaysia on Student Visas

Reporters from The Star in Malaysia released the second installment of their investigative report, “Student/Trafficked,” [...]

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Cambodia, Malaysia Sign Domestic Worker Agreement

Cambodia and Malaysia have signed a bilateral agreement that aims to help prevent abuses of Cambodian domestic workers who migrate to [...]

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Arrest in Murder of Filipina Domestic Worker in Kuwait

One of the main suspects in the murder of a Filipina domestic worker whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait has been [...]

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