News Human Trafficking In Malaysia

Malaysia was ranked in may as a tier 2 watchlist country the report s second lowest ranking over inaction on the wang kelian.

News human trafficking in malaysia. The 2007 anti trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants atipsom act amended in 2010 and 2015 criminalized labor trafficking and sex trafficking and prescribed punishments of three to 20 years imprisonment and a fine which were sufficiently stringent and with respect to sex trafficking commensurate with those prescribed for other serious offenses such as rape. Malaysia is a destination and to a lesser extent a source and transit country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons specifically conditions of forced prostitution and for men women and children who are in conditions of forced labour. 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. Malaysia secured 140 human trafficking convictions between 2014 and 2018 despite launching more than 1 600 investigations and identifying almost 3 000 victims.

For the third consecutive year malaysia remains on the tier 2 watchlist of the trafficking in persons report. Get by email rss. Malaysia human trafficking news monitoring. Human trafficking has become an alarming trend in malaysia often times involving sexual exploitation and forced labour.

Dap klang mp charles santiago above has said the government needs to step up to stop human trafficking after a report revealed that malaysia was a destination for sex trafficking of rohingya girls. Published on 07 41 gmt. By benarnews staff on jun 25 2020. The majority of trafficking victims are foreign workers who migrate willingly to malaysia from indonesia nepal india thailand china.

Ministry of communications and multimedia deputy secretary general. Huzir said this was the third phase in the police s ongoing plan to eradicate human trafficking in malaysia with the first stage conducted before the movement control order mco and the second. Department of state s trafficking in persons tip report which gauges how countries worldwide are performing in combating human trafficking.