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

2. Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd

3. ….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…. Globally present in 73 countries with one focus… Direction Statement 2015 - 2021

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

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

6. 201120122013 (e)2014 (f) Population (million)29.029.329.730.1 Malaysians(26.7)(27.0)(27.3) Non-Msians(2.3) (2.4) Labour force (million)12.612.913.213.6 Employment (million)12.312.512.813.1 Unemployment rate (%)3.13.23.1 Source: Economic Planning Unit

7. Malaysia Source: Economic Planning Unit

8. ConventionsSignatory 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) ✗

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. April to July 2014

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

22. Call To Action

23. 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) Palermo Protocol (Trafficking in Persons) Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Domestic Workers Convention ILO 189 Domestic Workers Convention ILO 189 Convention Relating to the Rights of Refugees

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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?

32. “…..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.”