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underrepresented. This was due to the lack of documentation on part of the workers, the
seasonal and circular nature of certain migration patterns and the overall lack of formality of
work within the sector. However, in global labour migration data, workers in these sectors
are extremely vulnerable to wage theft.
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On the JFWT platform, 2130 cases regarding wage theft were filed on behalf of male migrants
and 474 on behalf of female migrant.
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Female migrant workers were disproportionately represented within domestic work (304 out
of 328 cases reported) and sanitation services (29).
Almost all cases reported in the construction sector were males and construction accounted
for more than half of male migrants who experienced wage theft. All cases of the fishing
sector were also males. Other prominent sectors included hospitality (138) and office staff
(122).
Manufacturing sectors accounted for substantial number of cases for both males (179) and
female (81) migrant workers.
D O CU ME NTA TI O N S TA TU S PE R G E ND E R A ND KE Y S E CTO RS
Documented
106
366
FEMALE
625
1505
MALE
625
1057
Undocumented
56
31
270
132
DOMESTIC
HOSPITALITY
83
177
CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING
Disclaimer: The figures, statistics within the report are based upon the limited documentation of cases
submitted to the JFWT platform or separately to MFA. It does not intend to implicate any country,
government, industry, employer, etc.