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| In one week alone, three of our maids died. We are still awaiting the autopsy reports. — PRINCESS NORODOM ARUNRASMY |
Sunday October 16, 2011
By PAUL GABRIEL
paulnews@thestar.com.my
The Star (Malaysia)
KUALA LUMPUR: As potential employers and maid agencies reeled from the ban imposed by Cambodia on sending its citizens to work as domestic helpers to Malaysia, the embassy here said the action followed feedback that it had been sending to Phnom Penh. (sic!)
Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia Princess Norodom Arunrasmy said that the ban would be temporary until proper measures were put in place to address the issue of abuse and torture of the maids here.
“I do not expect the issue will be resolved soon as we want everything in order before you can resume recruitment.
“In one week alone, three of our maids died. We are still awaiting the autopsy reports,” she told The Star.
Asked whether she had proposed the ban, Arunrasmy, who is the daughter of Cambodia's King Father Norodom Sihanouk, said: “The decision of my Prime Minister (Hun Sen) was not harsh or drastic as he had long discussions on it.”
Hun Sen announced the ban on Friday, saying he was disappointed with alleged incidents of beatings and rape of Cambodian maids by their Malaysian employers.
The envoy said she had been receiving reports of abuse of Cambodian maids “almost daily”.
“There are impatient employers who have beaten them for the slightest of issues. But the majority of Malaysian employers have been kind and hospitable to our workers.
“I just met one girl today who told me that she has been happily working for her Malaysian employer for more than 10 years,” she added.
Arunrasmy said the ban would not affect Malaysian employers whose applications for Cambodian maids were already approved.
“Approved maids will still continue to arrive here. The ban is only for fresh applications,” she explained.
The envoy said Cambodia would discuss the issue with the Malaysian Government at the next Joint Commission Meeting.
8 comments:
Suosday Every Cambodian around the world!
I suggest that all of our Cambodian compatriot in Europe, US, Aussi, and everywhere around the world BOYCOTT flying with Malaysia Airline to go to Cambodia or anywhere else until the situation improve over the mistreatment of Cambodian domestic maids!
Please participated in make them understand about the principal of human right and their insult towards our people!
Please and please!
May I add,in abroad please stop eating at Viet Pho restaurants and in Cambodia/Nom Benh stop visiting Viet brothels as well.
i think the gorvenment of cambodia should ban all maid from working in malaysia awaiting complete investigation and ask malaysian government to put in place a proper protection mechanism before renoving the sending of maid.
is the wicked princess get percentage from this kind of (ah kwack legal) human traficking, too?
Ah Kwack should not only ban! but should try to creat job for people!
And motherfucker should stop stealing land from peole and give to the fucking vietnamese ah youn motherfucker!
Not important about oermanant or temporary! Is about people have Job, land, food to eat!!!!
Can those politichien have compassion and brain?
Not important about permanant or temporary! Is about people have NO Job, land, and food to eat!!!!
Can those politichien have compassion and brain?
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/04/tracking-factory-slaves-across-asia/
the condition is far more desperate that the Princess revealed.
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