The rights of and protection for Indonesian women migrant workers who work as domestic workers in Malaysia / Natasha Amalia Sebayang

There are many Indonesian women who try their luck by working overseas. The common reason is because they want to have a better life than before. There are certain processes that Indonesian female domestic workers have to go through before they begin to work overseas, such as the pre-placement process, the training process, the placement process and the repatriation process. However, Indonesian female domestic workers face the risk of exploitation and abuse at every stage of the migration. The main purpose of writing this dissertation is to identify and investigate the problem of how Indonesian female domestic workers become the victims of trafficking in persons and the extent of protection awarded under legislation as well as administrative procedures for the victims of trafficking. The research hopes to investigate, whether there are any loopholes during the process of employment; what kind of action both the Governments of Indonesia and Malaysia have taken to combat trafficking in persons; whether the law as well as administrative procedures provide adequate protection and whether they are sufficient. Subsequently, this research will also analyze the new AntiTrafficking in Persons Act 2007 of Malaysia, that is whether this new law provides adequate protection to victims of trafficking and whether it will help to minimize the problem of trafficking in persons into Malaysia which is often suffered by Indonesian female migrant workers in Malaysia. The final result of this dissertation is to highlight the need for better protection for Indonesian female domestic workers who work overseas especially in Malaysia