Tougher laws needed against modern slavery syndicates

Human trafficking syndicates involving the sale of domestic helpers were rife during the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order . Many were reported to have fallen prey to these syndicates, incurring losses in thousands of ringgit.: Shocked by the exorbitant cost of hiring a maid, many Malaysians have resorted to unregistered agents to solve their problem.

“They would make a profit-sharing pact with these maids to cheat employers who are desperate for domestic help. Usually, the cost charged by these unregistered private agencies is around RM7,000. He said the ministry should engage in discussions to reduce the costs of hiring domestic helpers to a more suitable level to encourage the selection as well as the hiring of maids from registered agencies.

He said cases of maids running away from their workplace are brought about by the fact that some foreign workers enter the country to work as maids as this is the easiest way to obtain work permits. “Employers who have been cheated by maids who escaped can lodge a complaint to JIM to cancel their employment pass and blacklist them,” he said.Human trafficking should not be viewed lightly as it is the third largest crime in the world behind drugs and arms trafficking.

“The short supply of maids gave a window of opportunity for irresponsible individuals to offer maid services which did not go through the proper recruitment procedures,” he said. “Human trafficking includes other forms of sex exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal or organs.”

“Some victims refuse to provide the relevant information as most of them do not have valid permits/documents and are afraid of being hauled up by enforcement agencies,” he said. The Act was enforced in 2008 and amended thrice that is in 2010, 2015 and 2021, to strengthen the legal framework as well to promote the victim centred approach.

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