Contents
BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................................................4
UNDERSTANDING WAGE THEFT..............................................................................................................5
CHALLENGES IN DATA COLLECTION OF WAGE THEFT...........................................................................11
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................14
Countries of Destination ...................................................................................................................18
Countries of Origin ............................................................................................................................20
Gender-wise Distribution ..................................................................................................................24
Documentation Status ......................................................................................................................25
Sectors of Work.................................................................................................................................26
Highlighted issues .............................................................................................................................30
State Responses ....................................................................................................................................32
Saudi Arabia (KSA) .............................................................................................................................33
Qatar .................................................................................................................................................35
UAE ...................................................................................................................................................36
Malaysia ............................................................................................................................................37
Thailand ............................................................................................................................................38
Singapore ..........................................................................................................................................39
India ..................................................................................................................................................39
Nepal .................................................................................................................................................40
Bangladesh ........................................................................................................................................41
Salient Recommendations of the Appeals ............................................................................................42
#1 – Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated MWs ......................................................42
#2 - Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers Now .............................................42
#3- COVID-19: A Time for Businesses to Act Responsibly in Ensuring Justice for Migrant Workers.....44
#5 - Measures for Addressing Wage Theft Affecting Millions of Migrant Workers in the Times of
COVID-19 ...........................................................................................................................................45
Policy Brief #1 - Justice For Migrant Workers: Creating an Effective Solution to Address Wage Theft 47
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