There have been cases where employers charge the workers for stealing/theft of any goods or money to avoid paying the workers’ wages. Hence, the workers are forced to leave the company without any benefits and do not have the means to continue living in the destination country. 19 20 Working extra hours False charges against workers 18 Although the law in some CODs states that it is permissible to make an employee work for more than 8 hours in certain jobs like security guards, domestic workers etc., employer accountability to pay overtime wages is seldom considered. Some employers interpret this provision as permission to make them work extra hours without overtime wages. CSOs also report employers and some governments increasing the working hours of such categories of workers during the pandemic even though workers are forced to work full hours for minimum wages. Forced to pay for their own plane tickets Migrant workers are forced to pay for their own return flight tickets by their employer for taking up the employment and for return to their countries. The air fare for travelling on annual leave is also not paid as in some of the countries it is only a contractual obligation and not specifically provided in the law. Forced to pay the placement fees 21 Migrant workers are forced to pay the amount owed by the Private Recruitment Agency (PRA) to the Foreign Recruitment Agency (FRA) or direct employer. The amount may be based on the money spent on the workers for the 2-year contract.