James Nayagam28 OCT 2013

FACTS

27 Million people are victims of Modern Day Slavery

The International Labor Organization estimates worldwide that there are 246 million exploited children aged between 5 and 17 involved in debt bondage, forced recruitment for armed conflict, prostitution, pornography, the illegal drug trade, the illegal arms trade, and other illicit activities around the world.

Human trafficking is the trade of human beings. It has been perpetrated mainly for the purposes of sexual slavery or forced labor; other purposes include extraction of organs or tissues and even surrogacy and ova removal

Situation In MalaysiaTier 2 Watch List – For The Fourth TimeIncreasing35% - workforce – migrantsAnti Trafficking and Anti Smuggling

ISSUES IN MALAYSIA

Victims – No medical examinationAre not aware of their caseLack InterpretersCannot workLabour cases Employer – does not pay compensationWithholds the passport

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MALAYSIA

Demand and Supply situationLack of awarenessPerceptionEmployers

People

Mail order brides – get married to locals and work as prostitutes

Cheap – fishermen – bonded slavesChildren – sold USD 306p program – scam

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