Malaysia downgraded in United States' annual Trafficking in Persons report


  • Nation
  • Friday, 20 Jun 2014

PETALING JAYA: The United States downgraded Malaysia to the lowest ranking in its annual human trafficking report, to the same category as Zimbabwe, North Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Malaysia's relegation to tier 3 in the State Department's Trafficking in Persons (TiP) report – published on Friday – indicates that the country has categorically failed to comply with the most basic international requirements to prevent trafficking and protect victims within its borders, the report said.

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