Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges
Human trafficking is a serious issue that has received international attention since the 1990s and has affected security and human rights, including Malaysia. In Malaysia, this crime is increasing despite various eradication efforts carried out by the Malaysian Government in terms of policy, l...
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| author | Zarina Othman, Nafisah Ilham Hussein, Norhafiza Mohd Hed, |
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| description | Human trafficking is a serious issue that has received international attention
since the 1990s and has affected security and human rights, including Malaysia.
In Malaysia, this crime is increasing despite various eradication efforts carried
out by the Malaysian Government in terms of policy, legislation, enforcement,
care and protection, media and publicity and awareness. The Report on Human
Trafficking issued by the United States (TIP) 2021 states that Malaysia has been
downgraded to Level 3, which is an unsatisfactory level. Therefore, this study
aims to examine the issue of human trafficking in Malaysia during the post
pandemic era by focusing its analysis on challenges and preventive measures that
the government can take to fill the gaps in the enforcement of government
policies and legislation. This research was conducted using qualitative methods
using primary sources obtained from in-depth interviews, direct observation
through field studies in selected areas as well as document analysis from
authoritative sources such as official government documents and reports. The
findings of the study conclude that there are two main challenges facing
Malaysia in dealing with the issue of human trafficking, First, the enforcement
aspect, mainly the coordination between the various responsible government
agencies. Second, the delay in prosecution is an obstacle to the resolution of this
issue from a legal perspective. Thus, this study found that it is very timely for
the government to implement more proactive, effective measures continuous
efforts to solve the crime of human trafficking in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | my-ukm.journal.256162025-07-15T07:13:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25616/ Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges Zarina Othman, Nafisah Ilham Hussein, Norhafiza Mohd Hed, Human trafficking is a serious issue that has received international attention since the 1990s and has affected security and human rights, including Malaysia. In Malaysia, this crime is increasing despite various eradication efforts carried out by the Malaysian Government in terms of policy, legislation, enforcement, care and protection, media and publicity and awareness. The Report on Human Trafficking issued by the United States (TIP) 2021 states that Malaysia has been downgraded to Level 3, which is an unsatisfactory level. Therefore, this study aims to examine the issue of human trafficking in Malaysia during the post pandemic era by focusing its analysis on challenges and preventive measures that the government can take to fill the gaps in the enforcement of government policies and legislation. This research was conducted using qualitative methods using primary sources obtained from in-depth interviews, direct observation through field studies in selected areas as well as document analysis from authoritative sources such as official government documents and reports. The findings of the study conclude that there are two main challenges facing Malaysia in dealing with the issue of human trafficking, First, the enforcement aspect, mainly the coordination between the various responsible government agencies. Second, the delay in prosecution is an obstacle to the resolution of this issue from a legal perspective. Thus, this study found that it is very timely for the government to implement more proactive, effective measures continuous efforts to solve the crime of human trafficking in Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25616/1/Sinergi_3_SI_2.pdf Zarina Othman, and Nafisah Ilham Hussein, and Norhafiza Mohd Hed, (2023) Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges. SINERGI: Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs, 3 (SI). pp. 8-29. ISSN 2805-4520 https://spaj.ukm.my/sinergi/index.php/sei/issue/view/3 |
| spellingShingle | Zarina Othman, Nafisah Ilham Hussein, Norhafiza Mohd Hed, Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
| title | Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
| title_full | Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
| title_short | Examining human trafficking issue in Malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
| title_sort | examining human trafficking issue in malaysia’s post pandemic era: preventive measures and challenges |
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