Below we look at some of the nationalities that were affected in prominent countries of destination. > In the GCC region, the workers who filed cases regarding wage theft in UAE were primarily from 4 countries. These include a substantive 324 cases from India, 13 from Bangladesh, 9 from Nepal and 11 from Philippines. > KSA saw 124 cases registered from India, 63 cases from Bangladesh, 29 from Philippines, 20 and 16 cases registered from Nepal and Indonesia respectively. > Malaysia also saw a majority of cases from Indonesian workers (80) and workers from Nepal (14). > All cases registered in relation to China were pertaining to Indonesian migrant workers. 43 cases registered in Bahrain were of Nepali migrant workers of a group case. 29 cases in Qatar were also registered by Nepali migrant workers. “I went to Saudi Arabia in September 2019 through a recruiting agent who offered me a job as driver at an Indian household there. Soon after reaching I realized that I was cheated as they took me to an Arab’s home for work. They run a bakery next to the house and I was asked to work in the packing and cleaning section. I wanted to return home but in vain. They did not pay me for a few months and later they shifted me to sales where I was asked to go along with the driver to sell baked goods to small shops. I have not received my salary since November 2020 till present. When I asked the reason for non-payment, they accused me of stealing 60,000 Saudi Riyals. They must have got some bills misplaced because I never took any money. They recently forced me to sign a paper in Arabic which says I owe them 60,000 Saudi Riyals. I had no option but to do that and they took away my passport so I will not try to go home. I am very afraid that they might make false complaints against me and put me in jail if I try to run away.” – SH, Indian migrant worker “Ms. LG went to Saudi Arabia 11 years ago. She was working there as a housemaid. The owner did not allow her to return to Nepal. She also did not receive her payment for working for 10 years. So, she left the owner’s house and has been staying at the Nepal Embassy's shelter home for three months. She is waiting for her remaining salary. She has no passport copy or any other supporting documents. She even doesn't know the name of her sponsor.” – Nepal CSO member and documenter 9