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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).
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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.