RESPON KERAJAAN MALAYSIA TERHADAP PEMERDAGANGAN MANUSIA, 2010-2015

THE RESPONSE OF MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TOWARDS HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 2010-2015

Abstract

This article aims at discussing the Malaysian government’s response towards human traffings in Malaysia from 2010-2015. The study was based on qualitative method by referring various data. The findings show that human traffing in Malaysia has been emeanated from various factors that include individual victims, themselves, or external factors. This human trafficking has to some extent, led to the emergence of negative perception, and tarnished the image of the country. As such the Malaysian government has introduced policy blueprints for combating the human trafficking. This blueprint is important to examine how serious is the government in combating the crossedcountryhuman trafficking. Law enforcement which has been carried out by the government agencies is one of the responses that was provided by the Government. With the strong collaboration from Anti trafficking council and anti migrants muggling (MAPO), enforcement agencies which have been perceived as commited and mutually assiting in the case of human trafficking issues. The government was severely critized by the USA in the human trafficking issues for being unable to exercise the standard requirements which was agreed among the USA. However due to enhancement and commited cooperation with Non-Governmnet Organizations, Malaysian government has attempted to provide the protection for vistims as coicided with meeting the USA reqirement and refine the better tier position of Malaysiain the world.       

Received: 27 April 2021

Reviewed: 28 April 2021

Accepted: 28 June 2021