Can Malaysia eliminate forced labour by 2030? / Lee Hwok Aun and Adrian Pereira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Hwok Aun, author.

Pereira, Adrian, author.

Series:

Trends in Southeast Asia ; issue 2, 2023.

Trends in Southeast Asia ; issue 2, 2023

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forced labor--Malaysia.

Forced labor.

Foreign workers--Malaysia.

Foreign workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Forced labour, encompassing various types of coercive practices and rights violations, is an entrenched problem in Malaysia. Recent years have seen more decisive and concerted efforts to resolve the problem and repair Malaysia's damaged reputation, but the country's forced labour woes escalated amid COVID-19, with exposés and trade embargoes in 2020-21. Most consequentially, the US has imposed withhold release orders (WROs) on major rubber glove manufacturers and palm oil producers. For two consecutive years, 2021-22, Malaysia has occupied the lowest Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons report. In November 2021, the country's National Action Plan on Forced Labour (NAPFL), formulated through tripartite engagements with the participation of the International Labour Organization, was launched, with the third National Action Plan on Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP 3.0) operating in tandem. The NAPFL outlines strategies and integrated measures for eventually eliminating forced labour by 2030, which requires systemic solutions commensurate with the magnitude of underlying problems. Forced labour has persisted despite the official termination of labour outsourcing and increased intergovernmental bilateral initiatives to better manage foreign worker flows.<br><br>Continual challenges in the labour supply industry and the administrative system, including the problematic overlapping powers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Human Resources, complicate the creation and implementation of a more just, effective and accountable migrant worker system. Government-to-government (G2) agreements, through Memorandum of Understanding, have become the established platform, but are marred by inconsistency and lack of transparency.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

Can Malaysia Eliminate Forced Labour by 2030?

Can Malaysia Eliminate Forced Labour by 2030?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Jan 2024).

ISBN:

9789815104066

9815104063

OCLC:

1373018269