Speaking at a banquet held in Kuala Lumpur on September 1 evening to mark 77 years of Vietnam’s National Day, Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Viet Thai affirmed the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Malaysia is developing strongly across all fields.
Speaking at a banquet held in Kuala Lumpur on September 1 evening to mark 77 years of Vietnam’s National Day, Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Viet Thai affirmed the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Malaysia is developing strongly across all fields.
Tuesday, 06 Jul 2021 12:35 PM MYT
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JULY 6 The news report on July 1 that the US State Department has downgraded Malaysia’s ranking in its “Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report” (2021) to Tier 3 (from Tier 2) can only provoke two responses: expected (unsurprised) or unexpected (surprised).
Those who are unsurprised at the move will point to the deterioration in labour standards and the practice of forced labour as highlighted by regular reports emanating from international non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
On the other side are the sceptics who argue that such incidents of labour exploitation can only be isolated and insulated – which is why they’re kept hidden away from public eyes and able to evade the government’s “antenna” (for so long), so to speak.