The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking

Excellence in the implementation of the legal framework on human trafficking by the enforcement bodies is one important benchmark that determines the success of Malaysia in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The responsibility to enforce this framework is led by the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP...

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Main Authors:	Ab Hamid, Zuraini, Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati, Ab Aziz, Norjihan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT). 2017
Subjects:	K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-629772018-06-26T06:35:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62977/ The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking Ab Hamid, Zuraini Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati Ab Aziz, Norjihan K Law (General) Excellence in the implementation of the legal framework on human trafficking by the enforcement bodies is one important benchmark that determines the success of Malaysia in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The responsibility to enforce this framework is led by the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) followed by the Immigration Department, the Customs Department, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), and the Department of Labour. Accordingly, Anti-Trafficking in Person unit is established in each body to acknowledge the power and trust granted to them. Normally located at the headquarters, these specialised units are dedicated to combat human trafficking. Furthermore, their actions are within the ambit of power granted by the legislated laws, particularly in Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (ATIPSOM 2007). All forms of exploitation including sex exploitation, labour force, and selling of babies which are common in Malaysia are highlighted by the Act. Unfortunately, since the introduction of TIP in 2001, these bodies have been continuously criticised by the reports, media, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and public for their deficiency in identifying the vulnerable victims, detecting corruption among their officers, and failure in investigating the related cases. This article studies the power of these five enforcement bodies and the challenges that they face in combatting the heinous crime in order to understand the factors influencing their incompetency. A combination of content analysis and semistructured interview was adopted in the research. On the whole, the article contends that a lot of improvements need to be done to recuperate the image of these enforcement bodies and to strengthen their fight against human trafficking in Malaysia. International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT). 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62977/1/62977%20THE%20CHALLENGES%20FACED%20BY%20THE%20ENFORCEMENT%20BODIES.pdf Ab Hamid, Zuraini and Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati and Ab Aziz, Norjihan (2017) The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking. In: 4th International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, 6-8 February 2017, Istanbul,Turkey. http://www.ocerint.org/intcess17_epublication/papers/292.pdf
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description	Excellence in the implementation of the legal framework on human trafficking by the enforcement bodies is one important benchmark that determines the success of Malaysia in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The responsibility to enforce this framework is led by the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) followed by the Immigration Department, the Customs Department, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), and the Department of Labour. Accordingly, Anti-Trafficking in Person unit is established in each body to acknowledge the power and trust granted to them. Normally located at the headquarters, these specialised units are dedicated to combat human trafficking. Furthermore, their actions are within the ambit of power granted by the legislated laws, particularly in Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (ATIPSOM 2007). All forms of exploitation including sex exploitation, labour force, and selling of babies which are common in Malaysia are highlighted by the Act. Unfortunately, since the introduction of TIP in 2001, these bodies have been continuously criticised by the reports, media, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and public for their deficiency in identifying the vulnerable victims, detecting corruption among their officers, and failure in investigating the related cases. This article studies the power of these five enforcement bodies and the challenges that they face in combatting the heinous crime in order to understand the factors influencing their incompetency. A combination of content analysis and semistructured interview was adopted in the research. On the whole, the article contends that a lot of improvements need to be done to recuperate the image of these enforcement bodies and to strengthen their fight against human trafficking in Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ab Hamid, Zuraini Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati Ab Aziz, Norjihan
author_facet	Ab Hamid, Zuraini Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati Ab Aziz, Norjihan
author_sort	Ab Hamid, Zuraini
title	The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking
title_short	The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking
title_full	The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking
title_fullStr	The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking
title_full_unstemmed	The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking
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publisher	International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT).
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The challenges faced by the enforcement bodies in Malaysia on human trafficking

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