Since 1970, Malaysia has functioned as a magnet that attracts migrants from around Asia to come here to work. Majority of them worked as domestic helpers or maids. Domestic helpers refer to household employees who provide household services for their employer. They are also known as domestic workers or maids. According to the Human Right Watch World Report 2011, in 2009, Indonesia has frozen the supply of maids to Malaysia with the intention to revise the Memorandum of Understanding between Indonesia and Malaysia. This action was followed by Cambodia in 2012. The ban of sending maids from both Indonesia and Cambodia was a form of protest towards the weak protection of maids by Malaysian authorities. Maid abuse is a crucial issue that must not …show more content…
This violation mainly originates from the lack of protective legislation for maids due to the weakness of Employment Act 1995 of Malaysia. According to this act, maids are defined as “domestic servants”. They do not receive any key labour protections like limits of working hours, regulation of rest day, overtime pay and maternity protections. Another reason for maids in Malaysia to be excluded from equal protection of law is due to their vulnerability as foreign workers. Most of the maids migrated to Malaysia are dearth of basic information about the rights as an employee, such as whom to approach when they face abuses. According to Human Right Watch, in 2011, none of the Cambodian Maids interviewed by them received an official copy of their employment contract in Malaysia. Many of them were oblivious about the content of the contract they have signed . As a consequence, they can be easily manipulated or deceived by their employers. They would not know their basic rights as employees even though protective legislation for maids exists. Therefore, the weakness of the legislation and the maids’ vulnerability as foreign workers has caused them to be treated unequally under the …show more content…
This issue should have raised our consciences to take actions. Though some efforts were conducted by revising the Memorandum of Understanding between Malaysia and Indonesia on 30th May, 2011 after two years of negotiations , the problems of maid abuse still exist until today. On the other hand, for Cambodia’s, final agreement is still needed between Malaysia and Cambodia on the revised Memorandum of Understanding. Maid abuse should be solved, not only in Malaysia but also all around the globe. We, as humans, should stand up for equality in human rights regardless of our occupations or statuses. We do not want another tragedy like Isti Komariyah’s to happen again, do
Mary Margaret Farren was the wife of a successful husband. Among other things, at one point J. Michael Farren served as Deputy White House Counsel under President George W. Bush. Mary’s husband didn’t only exude power in his public life, although that is certainly one thing he was known for prior to January 2010. At home, the Farren household was troubled with fear and intimidation. Mary never thought Michael would go as far as it took to physically assault her. He lived a life about ethics. At first, the abuse was verbal and emotional. “I was careful never to not to trigger it,” Mary said when discussing the “rage” that Michael had (ABC News 2015). On January 6th, 2010, the physical assault peaked. Michael attacked Mary in their bedroom,
Domestic violence can be described as any form of abuse towards a victim, whether physical, emotional, sexual, verbal, psychological, or economical. The stakeholders in such violence are the abuser(s), the victim(s) and the bystander(s), all of whom are affected in some form or another by the abuse. For further clarity, domestic violence in this discussion refers to situations where the principle stakeholders, i.e. abuser and victim are in a relationship, for example partners, co-workers or friends. Domestic violence affects all stakeholders, not only the victim but the abuser and bystanders, and it can be easily prevented.
Though elderly abuse occurs in many nursing homes, it is preventable. It is the nursing aide 's responsibility to provide quality and comfortable care, free from abuse. Many people are not aware that there are several other types of abuse in addition to physical abuse and many are not aware of the signs. If abuse should occur, anyone who suspects or witnesses the abuse is responsible for reporting it. Knowing the types of abuse, being aware of the signs, and reporting incidents are all ways to prevent abuse in nursing homes.
Very few are lucky enough to shake free of this vicious clutch. On October 25, 2013, three women (69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman, and the 30-year-old British woman.) from were about to escape 73-year-old Aravindan Balakrishnan and his 67-year-old wife Chanda’s wrath after 30 years. They were described as “deeply traumatized” after they suffered through the ordeal of abuse and isolation. What little freedoms they had led one of the victims to watch a movie on forced violence, which gave out the number of non-profit Freedom Charity, an organization that dedicated themselves to contacting the police after gaining the women’s trust. Later details of the story report that the three women were apart of a left wing...
However, it is too often overlook that domestic violence may not only occur in terms of a man meting out violence against a woman but could also render a man as the victim too. Many times people turn their backs on male victims of domestic violence (Murray, S. & Powell, A. (2007). Due to the focus on violence against women, men lack a proper or even popular framework to fight domestic violence when it occurs that they are victims (Cruz, 1996). There is also a stereotype that only women can be victims of domestic violence. This makes it hard for men to open up and report when they experience violence from a partner (Cruz, 1996).
In the now advanced world, slavery should be an issue of the past, however there are several causes that allows slavery to still be a problem. One main cause of modern day slavery is that “[in many countries] domestic work is not only accepted socially and culturally, but is also regarded in a positive light” ("Domestic work." International Labour Organization). Cultural beliefs of gender roles and the benefit that comes from domestic work makes it a very popular career in several countries, such as Indonesia and China. Other causes of this widespread travesty include “poverty and its feminization, social exclusion, lack of education, gender and ethnic discrimination, violence suffered by children in their own homes, displacement, rural-urban migration and the loss of parents due to conflict and/or disease” and also debt bondage ("Domestic work." International Labour Organization). Another main issue is that those who are victims of domestic exploitation are being tricked into servitude by their employers. After being told to sign a document in a foreign language, they are then told that the document stated that if they wish to leave they would have to pay the employers a large sum of m...
Of nursing home staff interviewed in 2004, nearly 40% admitted to committing at least one psychologically abusive act toward a resident and 10% admitted to physically abusing a resident in the preceding year.[1] Not only are nursing home residents at risk of being abused by their caretakers but they are also at risk of being restrained, which may lead to a form of abuse. With five percent of the elderly population, or one to two million instances of elder abuse occurring yearly there is no doubt that elder abuse deserves serious consideration.[2]
Despite the drastic changes made toward the improvement of equal rights there a still many problems that have been overlooked, or simply ignored. According to Mario Osave, (2010) “Thirty years after the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), many girls and women still do not have equal opportunities to realize rights recognized by law. In many countries, women are not entitled to own property or inherit land. Social exclusion, “honor” killings, female genital mutilation, trafficking, restricted mobility and early marriage among others, deny the right to health to women and girls and increase illness and death throughout the life-course.” (Shah 1)
Khan, Mehr. Domestic violence against women and girls. UNICEF: Innocenti Digest. No. 6. June 2000.
This endeavor is necessary to protect women’s rights in the labor force in matters such as sexual harassment, salary, work opportunities, etc. Currently, there are several trade unions in Malaysia namely Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) and Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS). However, specific trade unions that fight for women and their equal rights does not exist. At the most, women are only a small part of the committee in general trade unions due to a low number of female workers in the labor force. Therefore, the formation of FTAs can reap benefits in terms of gender inequality and female labor participation which eventually leads to an increase in income per capita and economy
In the situation of inequality, there is always a group of people who are not satisfied with the life around them. We will call them the agents of change. Although, the women in Thai society are very submissive, we can observe the attempts to change their life and/or social status. For example, the slave woman acts directly. She pays money to her mistress to buy her freedom (i.e. to change her life). She is acting according to the law that “bond-servants have the right to buy their own freedom.” However, her a...
Even though Malaysia’s law system is similar to English Common law system, things like family conflicts and small conflicts at work are so...
Cholewinski, R. I. (1997). Migrant Workers in International Human Rights Law: Their Protection in Countries of Employment. Clarendon Press.
Why do women put up with abuse? This question is often the first question people ask, but it is misdirected. Why doesn't she leave? This focuses on the woman’s behavior and not the batterers behavior. Instead we should ask why do men batter? This question is also misinformed. Many women leave every day. Leaving doesn't always mean protection from future violence. Leaving is a multi-staged process.(Sussman) On average a woman leaves and returns six times before she leaves permanently. There are many factors that often help to keep a woman with her batterer.
Violence against women appeared from a long time ago and happened in every country. It caused pain in both mental and physical for women. There were so many people trying to stop this problem but it was still not completely fixed. There are many reasons that lead to this issue all over the world. After many surveys and investigations, we realized that the main reason is Discrimination and Unequal power. Some legends and stories in the past made people think men’s role is more important than women’s role in society. And because men are stronger, more active than women so they can do more work. This also makes people think men deserve more rights than women. They soon forced on human’s mind that men are also...