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A third of domestic workers in Malaysia in forced labour conditions

Workers at a construction site in Selangor, Malaysia, on May 20, 2023. (Bloomberg photo)

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) identified conditions such as excessive working hours, unpaid overtime, low wages, restricted movement, and being unable to quit among its indicators of forced labour.

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