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Indian migrant workers account for the highest number of cases within
the construction sector (595 out of 657). Moreover, out of 620 total cases
registered by Indian workers, maximum cases were reported from the
construction sector (595).
For Indonesian migrant workers, the major sectors where wage theft was
prevalent included manufacturing (133 out of 200), and fishing (38) – they
also composed the majority of cases under these sectors as well. 14
cases were registered under domestic work, 7 cases under construction,
5 cases under mining and 3 under hospitality.
Cases reported under domestic work were primarily from the Philippines
and Bangladesh. 47 out of 115 domestic workers were from the Philippines
and 50 out of 115 were from Bangladesh. Domestic workers also
constituted the majority cases (47 out of 62) for Filipino migrant workers
(OFWs) that have reported wage theft. For the Philippines, apart from
domestic work, 5 cases have been reported by sanitation workers (all
female), 4 cases by office staff, 3 cases by retail workers, and 1 each in
construction and hospitality. Bangladesh (115 cases in total) showed
variation proportionally among sectors with 24 cases reported.
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