Trapped in Forced Labor and Discrimination: Cambodian Migrant Domestic Workers under the Memorandum of Understanding between Malaysia and Cambodia on the Recruitment and Employment of Domestic Workers
(2020) JAMM07 20201Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- Following the suspension of sending Cambodian migrant domestic workers (MDWs) to Malaysia in 2011, Cambodian and Malaysia have recently promulgated the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Recruitment and Employment of Domestic Workers. The purpose of this study is to examine the implications of the MOU on the human rights of Cambodian MDWs and to assess the compatibility of the MOU with International Human Rights Law. Using the legal dogmatic method and comparative legal method, the study analyzed the implications of the MOU on the fundamental human rights of Cambodian MDWs, specifically the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. The MOU is... (More)
- Following the suspension of sending Cambodian migrant domestic workers (MDWs) to Malaysia in 2011, Cambodian and Malaysia have recently promulgated the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Recruitment and Employment of Domestic Workers. The purpose of this study is to examine the implications of the MOU on the human rights of Cambodian MDWs and to assess the compatibility of the MOU with International Human Rights Law. Using the legal dogmatic method and comparative legal method, the study analyzed the implications of the MOU on the fundamental human rights of Cambodian MDWs, specifically the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. The MOU is believed to expose Cambodian MDWs to forced labor situations, including trafficking in persons (TIPs), and discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Their vulnerability is further compounded by the lack of access to justice under the MOU and related Malaysian legislation. In addition, the study discovered that a majority of the MOU’s provisions are incompatible with or violate International Human Rights Law Standards, which either Malaysia or Cambodia is a State Party to; are recognized as the fundamental principles and rights at work by the ILO and other human rights treaty bodies; or are invoked by national courts and tribunals of non-ratified States. The research has definitively answered questions concerning the implications of the MOU on the human rights of Cambodian MDWs and the compatibility of the MOU with International Human Rights Standards. However, further studies are needed on the aspects of child labor, freedom of association, occupational and safety health, labor inspection, social security benefits, and repatriation. (Less)
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- author
- Chhour, Vongdarareach LU
- supervisor
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- Lee Swepston LU
- organization
- course
- JAMM07 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Cambodian Migrant Domestic Workers, Cambodia, Malaysia, Memorandum of Understanding, ILO Convention (No.189), International labor standards, International human rights standards, Terms and conditions of employment, Admission procedures and recruitment practices, Access to justice, Forced labor, Trafficking in Persons, Discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
- language
- English
- id
- 9031624
- date added to LUP
- 2020-11-04 18:40:01
- date last changed
- 2020-11-04 18:40:01
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