Sectors of Work SECTORS OF WORK Construction Manufacturing Domestic Retail Fishing Hospitality/F&B Sanitation Officer Workers Transportation Other Tradespersons 145, 13% 115, 10% 45, 4% 22, 2% 38, 4% 30, 3% 25, 2% 48, 4% 12, 1% 10, 1% 4, 0% 657, 60%  The largest number of cases of wage theft that have been registered were from the construction sector (59%). This was followed by the manufacturing sector (13%), domestic work (10.33%) and retail (4%). Compared to 2020, there has also been a significant increase of cases of wage theft reported in domestic work, retail and among office staff.  For 2020 and January- May 2021, construction sector continued to account for the largest proportion of wage theft cases. Out of the 657 cases registered during January – May 2021 under construction sector for wage theft, 318 cases were from UAE, 165 cases from Kuwait, 135 cases from KSA, 14 from Qatar and 8 each from Malaysia and Bahrain. The sector further accounted for the largest proportion of cases in UAE, Kuwait and KSA.  Out of 145 cases registered under the manufacturing sector, 75 cases were filed in Malaysia, followed by 59 cases in the Philippines. Other destination countries included UAE (3), KSA (1), Oman (3), Qatar, Poland and Japan (1 each). Cases in Malaysia and Philippines were part of group cases by Indonesian migrant workers.  The 45 retail cases comprised of group cases from Bahrain (36), followed by Saudi Arabia (6), UAE and Philippines. 15