Firm’s ‘hostage’ awaits justice
Heng Hak wore a blank expression yesterday, her hair recently dyed a shade of blonde. Though her appearance suggested composure, a lift of her pant leg revealed the manifestation of the trauma she tried to escape last year. In March 2011, Hak jumped from the third floor of T&P Co Ltd recruitment agency, breaking both her legs. She claims that the company physically held her from seeing her family and children, so she jumped in order to escape. … The words came at a press conference held to draw attention to the lack of action taken on her 2011 lawsuit against T&P, a now defunct company that trained domestic workers for employment in Malaysia. She sued the company for illegal confinement, attempted murder and compensation totaling US$8,000. Seventeen months later, she’s yet to see any of the money she has requested in her lawsuit. In her latest legal move, she will add a human trafficking charge against T&P and will continue to sue for the remaining assets of T&P. …
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