“More than a Roof and Four Walls” by Theresa Symons

Congregation of Our Lady of Charity the Good Shepherd

Globally present in 73 countries with one focus… Direction Statement 2015 - 2021 ….We identified the most pressing needs of today as poverty, human trafficking, forced migration, refugees, gender inequality, violence toward women and children, and religious intolerance….

Good Shepherd in Asia Pacific South Korea Japan Nepal Hong Kong Pakistan Macau Taiwan Vietnam India Myanmar Cambodia Philippines Thailand Sri Lanka Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Good Shepherd in Asia Pacific Australia New Zealand

(Good Shepherd Welfare Centre) Malaysia website: goodshepherd.my

2011 2012 2013 (e) 2014 (f) Population (million) 29.0 29.3 29.7 30.1 Malaysians (26.7) (27.0) (27.3) Non-Msians (2.3) (2.4) Labour force (million) 12.6 12.9 13.2 13.6 Employment (million) 12.3 12.5 12.8 13.1 Unemployment rate (%) 3.1 3.2 Source: Economic Planning Unit

Malaysia Source: Economic Planning Unit

Conventions Signatory ✓ ✗ UDHR CEDAW CRC Palermo Protocol Convention Relating to the Rights of Refugees ✗ Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and members of their families Domestic Workers Convention (ILO 189)

Indonesian Domestic Workers – Cost of recruitment Source: The STAR 24Jan15

Indonesian Domestic Workers – Salary Comparison Source: The STAR 24Jan15

in an Irregular Situation Experiences of Domestic Workers in an Irregular Situation Good Shepherd Women Shelter Government Shelters for Trafficked Women

in an Irregular Situation Experiences of Domestic Workers in an Irregular Situation Vulnerability to Human Trafficking Act – Means - Purpose

I M P A C T C A U S E S No contact with family / relatives No day off, work 24/7 Sexual exploitation Multiple places of work I M P A C T Restricted movement Unpaid wages Lack of health care Stress, Afraid, nervous Sick Withholding of passports Poor Mental health Physical , verbal, emotional abuse Poor living conditions, no private space Poor Implementation of laws C A U S E S Undocumented DW not recognized as work; servant Unskilled Debt bondage Low literacy rate Low / Non Priority Irregular means of employment Poverty No legal recourse High recruitment fees Families @ home to support No options for help Not aware of rights Poor victim identification

I M P A C T C A U S E S Counseling (individual and group) No contact with family / relatives No day off, work 24/7 Sexual exploitation Multiple places of work I M P A C T Counseling (individual and group) Program activities Faith sharing (for non-Muslims) Restricted movement Unpaid wages Lack of health care Stress, Afraid, nervous Sick Withholding of passports Poor Mental health Physical , verbal, emotional abuse Poor living conditions, no private space Undocumented Poor Implementation of laws C A U S E S DW not recognized as work; servant Unskilled Debt bondage Low literacy rate Need to address the causes! Low / Non Priority Irregular means of employment Poverty No legal recourse High recruitment fees Families @ home to support No options for help Not aware of rights Poor victim identification

April to July 2014

I M P A C T C A U S E S

Call To Action

Palermo Protocol (Trafficking in Persons) Universal Declaration of Human Rights Convention on the Rights of the Child Intl Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Palermo Protocol (Trafficking in Persons) Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Convention Relating to the Rights of Refugees Domestic Workers Convention ILO 189

END POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS EVERYWHERE 1.1 Eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured by people living on less than $1.25 a day 1.4 Ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.

LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL 4.2 Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective outcomes 4.5 Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training….. 4.6 Ensure all youths and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation 5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

PROMOTE SUSTAINED, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, FULL AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND DECENT WORK FOR ALL 8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour….. 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants and those in precarious employment

REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES 10.7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people including through the implementation of planned and well managed migration policies

PEACE JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS 16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children 16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

How do we develop action plans guided by human rights documents and the Sustainable Development Goals to create sound policy frameworks at national, regional and international levels for the protection and promotion of human rights if migrant domestic workers in an irregular situation?

“…..above and beyond our plans and programmes, we are dealing with real men and women who live, struggle and suffer, and are often forced to live in great poverty, deprived of all rights. To enable these real men and women to escape from extreme poverty, we must allow them to be dignified agents of their own destiny.”