Human Trafficking

in Malaysia

By: Lau Shu Yee

What is Human Trafficking?

Recruitment, transportation, transfer,
harboring or receipt of person
Involves the use of force, fraud, or
coercion
For the purpose of sexual slavery,
forced slavery, forced labor, or
commercial sexual exploitation

Question
To what extent are the current
initiatives in Malaysia on human
trafficking effective in curbing the
problem?

Sources

Article 1
Auditor General Report
Year 2013

Details
Date of publication: 7 May 2014
Author: YBhg. Tan Sri Haji Ambrin Bin Buang
Auditor General of Malaysia

Points and examples

Weakness in management of foreign workers
recruitment activities
foreign workers recruitment quota were
approved without the attendance of
representative from regulatory agencies .
Immigration Department Application System
(myIMMs) was unable to generate reports.
Scheduled inspection was not carried out

Article 2
2015 Trafficking in Persons Report

Details
Date of publication: 27 July 2015
Published by: US Department of State
United States federal executive department
responsible for the international relations

Points and examples

1. Human trafficking in Malaysia
.Forced labor and sex trafficking
2. Efforts done by Malaysia
.Anti-trafficking trainings
.Provides shelter
3. Weakness of the efforts done
.Lack legal status and working permit
.Inadequate training
.Bad victim service

Article 3
Malaysia immigration:
Officials accused of
sabotage are fired

Details
Publish date: 31 May 2016
Published by: BBC News
Not biased

Points and Examples

1. Malaysia Immigration officials accused of
sabotage
. sabotage passport for two years
. Allow people bypass without criminal
background checks
. Benefit traffickers

Article 4
Mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found in Malaysia

Details
Publish date: 24 May 2015
Published by: The Guardian
Author: Simon Lewis
Royal Society researcher
Not biased

Points and Examples

1. Mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found in
Malaysia
.100 bodies had been discovered
.Camps used to hold refugees and migrants
.At least 5 years
.With police, military and politicians support
.Only low ranking persons have been arrested

Outline

Question:
To what extent are the current initiatives in Malaysia on
human trafficking effective in curbing the problem?

Thesis statement:
The current initiative in Malaysia on
human trafficking is not effective in
curbing the problem due to the
corruption, lack of governmental support
and poor efficiency in investigation

Topic sentence 1: Corruption

SD1: Trade politics
Eg1: The U.S. upgraded Malaysia to Tier-2 Watch List
apparently to make it eligible for inclusion in the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement (CARAM Asia
organization )
SD2: Corrupt immigration and police officers
Eg1: 15 immigration officers had involved in sabotaging
the Malaysian Immigration System (Malaysia
Immigration: Officials )
Eg2: Camps used to hold refugees were supported by
the military, police, and politicians (Simon)

Topic sentence 2: Poor government

management
SD1: Wrong decision making
Eg1: Risk hundreds of life during May 2015 boat crisis
(Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia)
Eg2: Did not help foreign workers who were exploited
(Phil)
SD2: Failure in the foreign worker recruitment activities
Eg1: approved certain foreign workers recruitment
quota without the attendance of a representative
(National Audit Department Malaysia)
Eg2: did not carry out the scheduled inspection
(National Audit Department Malaysia)

Topic sentence 3: Lack of

governmental support
SD1: weak policies
Eg1: lack formal status for refugees (Kerry)
Eg2: Refugees not allowed to work (Kerry)
SD2: Inadequate victim service
Eg1: Poorly equipped detention facilities (Kerry)
Eg2: Victims were only allowed to call their families
once per month for 15 minutes. (Kerry)

Works cited

Kerry, John, comp. 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report. Rep. U.S Department of
State, 27 July 2015. Web. 14 July 2016.

YBhg. Tan Sri Haji Ambrin Bin Buang. Auditor General Report Year 2013. Rep.
National Audit Department Malaysia. N.p., 7 May 2014. Web. 14 July 2016.

"Malaysia Immigration: Officials Accused of Sabotage Are Fired." BBC News. N.p.,
31 May 2016. Web. 14 July 2016.

Simon Lewis. "Mass Graves of Suspected Trafficking Victims Found in Malaysia."

The Guardian. N.p., 24 May 2015. Web. 14 July 2016.

"Malaysia Upgraded in US Human Trafficking Report." CARAM Asia. CARAM Asia

Organization, n.d. Web. 14 July 2016.

"Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia: End Human Trafficking, Protect Survivors."

Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia: End Human Trafficking, Protect Survivors. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 14 July 2016.

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