Many households rely on domestic workers to balance their busy modern lives, yet these essential members of our homes don’t receive the respect and rights they deserve. Photo: Freepik
The news was heartbreaking: Four years ago, domestic worker Afiyah Daeng Dami, 28, who worked in Penampang, Sabah, was abused and ultimately killed by her employers – a contractor and his ex-wife.
And although the recent sentencing of the couple – each was handed a 34-year prison term – brought some justice, it also forced us to confront a harsh truth: many domestic workers in Malaysia live and work without basic rights and protection.
