Malaysian police rescued eight Vietnamese women who were forced into labor slavery in Kuala Lumpur late last month, according to the Coalition to Abolish Modern-day Slavery in Asia (CAMSA).
The organization said the women were hired to work for a massage parlor owned by a Vietnamese woman and her Malaysian husband in the Malaysian capital.
The couple seized all the papers of the workers, who were confined in their workplace and had to work from 9 p.m to 5 a.m everyday without payment in three months.
One of the workers called the USA-based CAMSA for help on September 24, and Malaysian police then raided the parlor to rescue the slave workers four days later.
Police said they will take legal actions against the couple for human trafficking.
They are still investigating whether the couple has other accomplices in Malaysia or Vietnam.
“The biggest concern is that the legal process may take two to three months while the victims cannot wait to return home," said Nguyen Dinh Thang of CAMSA.
CAMSA is asking Malaysian police to allow humanitarian groups to visit the victims while they are waiting for the trial.
They also called for Vietnamese people who applied to work overseas to be alert to the danger of being forced into labor slavery.
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