Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia

Estimated number of migrant workers employed by Malaysia’s thriving electronics industry

of the migrant workers are employed in forced situations because their passports had been taken away or because they were straining to pay back illegally high recruitment fees

or so electronic factories that employ migrant workers from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam

of the migrant workers have paid recruitment fees

of the migrant workers have paid recruitment fees that exceed legal or industry standards

of workers interviewed did not have their passports with them

of the workers said it would be impossible or difficult to get their passports back when needed

approximately the time needed to return debt incurred to pay the recruitment fees

in a single room, more than 30% of the workers make do with this arrangement

of the workers said they had been deceived about their wages, hours or overtime requirements during the recruitment process