EXCLUSIVE-U.S. to downgrade Malaysia to lowest tier in trafficking report -sources


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 01 Jul 2021

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The U.S. State Department will downgrade Malaysia to the lowest ranking in its closely watched annual report on human trafficking to be released later on Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Malaysia will fall to 'Tier 3' after spending three years on the 'Tier 2 Watchlist' in this year's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the sources said.

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