Human Trafficking In Malaysia
Malaysia s low conviction record highlights gaps in its anti trafficking law since an offense can only be proven if there was physical coercion said human rights lawyer edmund bon from amerbon.
Human trafficking in malaysia. The governments of bangladesh and malaysia have not been able to protect the workers rights said irene fernandez a veteran migrants rights activist of malaysia. The exploitative practices centring bangladeshi workers in malaysia constitute nothing other than human trafficking. Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all ethnic groups in malaysia and foreigners. How can our laws policies and services better protect and respond to survivors of human trafficking.
The overwhelming majority of victims are among the estimated two million documented and an even greater number of undocumented migrant workers in malaysia. As malaysia is a popular destination amongst migrant workers for economic reasons or as a transit country these vulnerable groups are susceptible to becoming victims of sexual and labour trafficking. This report has two goals. Sex trafficking in malaysia is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in malaysia malaysia is a country of origin destination and transit for sex trafficking.
Organised crime syndicates in human trafficking are flourishing in asean particularly malaysia according to a report by the united nation s office on drugs and crime. What are the motivations for and types of human trafficking that are common in malaysia. Amina begum a rohingya woman living in a refugee camp in bangladesh is undeterred in her quest to join her husband in malaysia even though she already fell prey to traffickers once. To draw learning points for ourselves and other ngos serving women and children survivors of human trafficking.
Complaints regarding human trafficking have constantly been lodged with suhakam over the years. As reported over the past five years human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in malaysia and to a lesser extent traffickers exploit victims from malaysia abroad.