Special select committee wants govt agencies to provide explanation on issue of forced labour, says chairman

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The relevant government agencies, especially the Home Ministry, must provide an explanation regarding Malaysia’s ranking in Tier 3 of the Trafficking in...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The relevant government agencies, especially the Home Ministry, must provide an explanation regarding Malaysia’s ranking in Tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons 2021 Report issued by the US State Department.

“Coordination among the relevant government agencies in tackling the issue of forced labour must be carried out more comprehensively and effectively,” she said in a statement today. She said the committee had, so far, held five meetings for in-depth discussions of the issue by calling up the relevant agencies as well as by hearing briefings held by the Ministry of Human Resource; Ministry of Plantation, Industries and Commodities; Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants; and Department of Labour of Peninsular Malaysia.

She said the committee meeting yesterday was briefed by the Ministry of Human Resource, which presented the results of the trip by its minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, to Washington, the United States.

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