“More than a Roof and Four Walls”by Theresa Symons
Congregation of
Our Lady of Charityof
the Good Shepherd
….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
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Indonesia
Malaysia
PhilippinesThailand
MyanmarVietnamCambodia
PakistanNepal
India
Sri LankaSingapore
Hong KongMacau
Good Shepherd in Asia Pacific
(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) (2.3) (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 3.1 3.1
Source: Economic Planning Unit
Malaysia
Source: Economic Planning Unit
Conventions SignatoryUDHR ✓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) ✗
Source: The STAR 24Jan15
Indonesian Domestic Workers – Cost of recruitment
Source: The STAR 24Jan15
Indonesian Domestic Workers – Salary Comparison
• Good Shepherd Women Shelter
• Government Shelters for Trafficked Women
Experiences of
Domestic Workers
in an Irregular Situation
Experiences of
Domestic Workers
in an Irregular Situation
Vulnerability to
Human Trafficking
Act – Means - Purpose
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
TC A U
S E S
Lack of health care
Physical , verbal, emotional abuse
Stress, Afraid, nervous
Sick
Low / Non
Priority
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
TC 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!
April to July 2014
I M P A C
TC A U
S E S
Call To
Action
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
Convention on the
Rights of the Child
Convention on the
Rights of the Child
Intl Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of
their Families
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
Convention on the Elimination
of Discrimination
Against Women
Domestic Workers
ConventionILO 189
Domestic Workers
ConventionILO 189
Convention Relating to
the Rights of Refugees
Convention Relating to
the Rights of Refugees
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
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
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.”