Forced labor and human trafficking of refugees from Burma in Malaysia

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Health Equity Initiatives (HEI) recently did a research on the mental health problems of Burmese refugees and asylum seekers in the Klang Valley who have experienced forced labour and human trafficking.

Refugees and asylum seekers are people who fled their home country from persecution. Ethnic and religious minorities in Burma have been experiencing on-going persecution which includes oppressive conditions of forced labour, confiscation of lands/homes, systematic rape, torture and other forms of religious and ethnic persecution. The majority of the Burmese population are persons fleeing such persecution.

To survive in Malaysia, until they find a long term solution in terms of being resettled to another country, refugees and asylum seekers work in situations where they face verbal and physical abuse from employers, low and unpaid wages, long working hours in exploitative conditions.

The campaign is scheduled for 31 Oct - 5 Nov, and we really need your support.

Please sign the petition and your stand against forced labor and human trafficking in Malaysia will make a difference. So sign the Petition Letter to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak today! The petition is here: http://chn.ge/heimalaysiapetition

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Tags:

• human
• trafficking
• rights
• burma
• malaysia
• refugees
• aylum
• seekers
• mental
• health
• persecution

[heimsia]

@ecowarriorz thanks for the head-up. I've put the link at the description of the video, please check :-)

[ecowarriorz]

Powerful message. Petition doesn't seem to be on the website though...Help!