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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.
LETTER | Time to reflect on Malaysia s downgrade in human trafficking report
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LETTER | It is regrettable that Malaysia was downgraded to Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons Report, although this was expected given that the report highlighted serious allegations of inactions of the government to tackle human trafficking syndicates and corruption amongst its enforcement officials.
The government should take this downgrade as a wake up call to do more to combat human trafficking. The rubber industry and palm oil companies were singled out as hotbeds for human trafficking activities but the report alleged that the government turned a blind eye to the allegations, rather prosecuting the employers in the rubber industry under the Worker’s Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act for “inhumane living conditions in migrant workers’ dormitories”. No investigation has so far been initiated in the palm oil industry.
JOHOR BARU: A total of 4,267 labour-related complaints have been received by the Human Resources Ministry through its Working for Workers (WFW) mobile app.
Its Deputy Minister Datuk Awang Hashim said that the complaints were filed by both local and foreign workers from all over the country since the launch of the platform in May this year. The highest number of complaints are on employers not allowing workers to work from home, which is about 1,878 cases. This is followed by complaints on delay in salary or not paying salary at all, involving some 1,013 cases. Other complaints include paying salary below minimum wage, laying off workers without giving notices, not paying for overtime and not providing retrenchment package upon laying off workers, not giving workers annual leave and not providing work contracts, he said.
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