The issue we are addressing in class is domestic workers in Malaysia and how they have the same rights as humans. Domestic workers are treated very poorly as they are getting paid very low, they get abused mentally, physically, sexually and psychologically. They are also forced to work very long hours and are exhausted, but are still treated poorly by their employers. We are also unsure about where they live and if they're provided food or enough money to take care of themselves and their family. After all, the domestic workers that choose to work usually choose this because they need the money to take care of their family. Though, if they don't choose to work, then it means they have been kidnapped and migrated to places like Malaysia to work and gain money.
This problem is important to Malaysia because a lot of people have hired a domestic worker working for them and we have to be aware about how people are treating their workers. It's important that domestic workers have the same rights as humans because they are humans also. They are being treated very badly and like they aren't humans, but they are humans so they need to be treated like normal humans. Also, since people are being kidnapped, it really could happen to anyone so we have to be aware of our surroundings and make sure the same thing doesn't happen to us.
This problem is important to Malaysia because a lot of people have hired a domestic worker working for them and we have to be aware about how people are treating their workers. It's important that domestic workers have the same rights as humans because they are humans also. They are being treated very badly and like they aren't humans, but they are humans so they need to be treated like normal humans. Also, since people are being kidnapped, it really could happen to anyone so we have to be aware of our surroundings and make sure the same thing doesn't happen to us.
After researching and finding a lot of facts, I came across some that really surprised me. One was that the domestic workers were psychologically abused. This meant that the employers messed with their minds and this lead to them not remembering their families when they returned back to their home, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This surprises me because they have to suffer through so much, but yet, they are paid very little. It also surprises me because it's a really terrible thing to do because these workers are working so hard, but are being treated to badly and this is something really extreme-- abusing them so that they forget their family.
This issue makes me feel sympathetic because these workers have to suffer through abuse, long hours of work, unsafe shelter, little money, and not a lot of food. And they are being treated poorly. Whereas, I and the rest of our school are able to afford such a great education without our parents having to go through the same trouble that these workers do. It's unbelievable how people are able to work like that for years and not leave. If I were put into their position, I wouldn't be able to continue that lifestyle, like some of them do.
