13 DOCUMENTATION With respect to documentation status, 731 cases were reported by undocumented migrants and 1871 by documented workers. Despite improvements in data collection, the percentage of undocumented workers within total cases registered was seen as remaining consistent over the past year (around 30% of total cases). > > > > Documented workers that experienced wage theft were primarily within the construction sector (1057), followed by domestic work (270), Manufacturing (177), Hospitality (132) and Transportation (49). Overall, construction accounted for the largest number of undocumented cases at 265, followed by office workers, fishing, manufacturing, and domestic work. Kuwait (180), KSA (119) and Cambodia (104) reported the largest number of undocumented workers that faced wage theft. Out of 731 undocumented cases, Indonesia accounted for around 40% of cases. A group case of casino workers in Cambodia that faced trafficking and wage theft constituted the largest proportion among the Indonesian casework, followed by fishing and manufacturing sectors. 29.3% of male migrant workers and 22% of females were undocumented when they faced wage theft. Among female migrant workers, domestic work reported the largest number of undocumented cases that experienced wage theft. Undocumented female migrant workers were from Indonesia (50), Bangladesh (31) and Nepal (18). The countries of destination that undocumented female migrants seemed most vulnerable to wage theft included Saudi Arabia (35) , Malaysia (18), and Lebanon. 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.

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