Important for Malaysia to continue its efforts against human trafficking

Malaysia is dependent on foreign labour based on 2022’s employment numbers by the Statistics Department, 11.6% of its workforce comprised foreigners.

PETALING JAYA: It is crucial that Malaysia continues its efforts against human trafficking and forced labour given its dependency on labour, says Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

The research house said that failure to do so could lead to economic ramifications such as Tier-3 countries may face certain sanctions by the US pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Customs and Border Protection imposing import restrictions on goods that have been produced using forced labour.