SEANF Paper on Migrant Workers 118. The SEANF recommends the Government to formally add domestic work as a form of recognized employment under the labour laws, and urges the Government to pay particular attention to the difficult circumstances facing migrant domestic workers in Thailand. Among the key problems to be addressed are the lack of employment contracts, prevalence of sexual harassment as well as other physical and psychological abuse, failure to provide any holiday leave or over-time pay, payment of sub-minimum wages, forced working of long hours, seizure of worker’s identification documents, restrictions on movement and association, and existence of child labourers working in domestic service. 119. In cases where migrant workers are considered for deportation, the SEANF believes the Government should give prominent consideration to the principles of human dignity and human rights of the migrant workers and ensure the physical safety of those being returned. The Government is strongly recommended to take all necessary steps to ensure that deportations do not separate migrant children from their parents. 48