Govt slammed over downgrading to lowest level in human trafficking rankings

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Human rights group Hakam (National Society for Human Rights) has expressed grave concern that Malaysia has been downgraded to Tier 3 in the 2021 United States State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.Tier 3 is the worst tier ranking in the TIP Report, and forced labour has been identified as the predominant form of crime linked to Malaysia’s downgrade, according to US State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons acting director Kari Johnstone.“The Malaysian government has to take responsibility for the failure to combat and eliminate human trafficking, which is one of the most heinous crimes,” said Hakam’s deputy president M Ramachelvam in a statement today.He highlighted that Malaysia may be subject to funding restrictions pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2000 for being placed on Tier 3.“The 2021 TIP Report has highlig…