Of the 98 migrant workers interviewed only a handful could show legitimate hospital
or social security cards. Deductions of 5 per cent for the Social Security Office Fund,
SSO, were clearly evidenced on pay slips presented by the interviewees. During the
field study many workers expressed that they understood they were being cheated by
the brokers and employers, and that no official payments were made by the employer
to the SSO on behalf of the workers, as the law requires