Thailand meanwhile, convicted 62 people, including nine Thai officials, of trafficking crimes. A joint report in 2019 by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia and Fortify Rights found gaps in ...

The Malaysian government’s launch in March 2021 of the National Anti-Trafficking in Persons 3.0 (2021-2025), its latest plan for tackling human trafficking, did not do much to improve Malaysia ...

“They are exploited as forced laborers on palm oil plantations,” she added. Malaysia has had three five-year plans to tackle human trafficking since 2010. The timeline for the third one ends next year ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there is no sign of human trafficking in the shooting of Indonesian citizens in Tanjung Rhu, Malaysia. “Thus far, there is no ...

Asia embraces the Christmas season with festive cheer. An exclusive look at the booming business of human trafficking in Malaysia. Welcome to VOA Asia Weekly. I'm Jessica Stone in Washington.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Johor Bahru in cooperation with the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Service Agency (BP3MI) facilitated the repatriation of six ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has upgraded to Tier 2 in the ... fully meeting the department’s minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking but making significant efforts to do so.

MANILA, Philippines — Nine Filipino victims of alleged human trafficking were rescued and repatriated from Thailand and Malaysia, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday. BI said the ...

It says Malaysia’s upgrade in the US state department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report reflects the contributions of stakeholders to combating human trafficking in the country.