Member

There are two reasons why this amendment is so important. First, changes made in 2012, which tied workers to specific employers on non-renewable short-term visas, removed essential protections, facilitating extreme abuse and exploitation of migrant domestic workers. These abusive employers rely on the workers’ fear of becoming undocumented, and their inability to renew their visa. Secondly, reinstating the right to renew the visa, along with the right to change employers, provides the necessary escape route from abusive employment. This measure is the humane and appropriate response to the appalling situations endured by some domestic workers.