PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been upgraded to Tier 2 in the US state department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, a step higher than last year.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been upgraded to Tier 2 in the US state department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report, a step higher than last year.
Last year, Malaysia was upgraded to Tier 2 of the TIP report after being downgraded to Tier 3 in 2021 and 2022. The downgrade had put the country at risk of potential export sanctions. The upgrade means Malaysia is placed among countries like Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, India, Japan, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.The plight of Bangladeshi workers, who now account for the lion’s share of migrant labour in Malaysia, had taken centre stage earlier this year.Three international organisations had expressed concern over allegations that some of these workers were duped into coming to Malaysia on promises of non-existent jobs.
Meanwhile, in an immediate response, migrant rights activist Andy Hall expressed surprise at the upgrade in the TIP report, citing years of unsuccessfully engaging Putrajaya on cases of alleged human trafficking and forced labour.
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