Friday, 11 November 2011
David Boyle
Phnom Penh Post
A Malaysia parliamentarian has lashed out at his own government and police for their “callous approach” in failing to take proper action in response to the deaths of nine Cambodian domestic workers in their country this year.
Charles Santiago (pictured), a member of the opposition Democratic Action Party, said yesterday his government and police had “totally disrespected” its own laws by conducting, at best, only cursory investigations into the deaths and generally failing to properly regulate the industry.
“This is not acceptable. It is too much, given that these migrant workers are coming to work in Malaysia, and it’s just not acceptable that they go back in body bags,” Santiago said.
He vowed to use a sitting of parliament next week to push his government to pursue a “much more humane” approach to migrant domestic workers following Cambodia’s decision to temporarily ban labour firms from sending them to Malaysia.
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