TY  - JOUR
TT  - THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE ENFORCEMENT BODIES IN MALAYSIA ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
AU  - Ab Hamid, Zuraini
AU  - Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati
AU  - Ab Aziz, Norjihan
PY  - 2017
DA  - April
DO  - 10.18769/ijasos.309669
JF  - IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences
JO  - IJASOS
PB  - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2411-183X
SP  - 146
EP  - 151
VL  - 3
IS  - 7
KW  - Human trafficking
KW  - enforcement bodies
KW  - Malaysia
KW  - challenges
N2  - Excellencein the implementation of the legal framework on human trafficking by theenforcement bodies is one important benchmark that determines the success ofMalaysia in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The responsibility toenforce this framework is led by the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) followed bythe Immigration Department, the Customs Department, the Malaysian MaritimeEnforcement Agency (MMEA), and the Department of Labour. Accordingly,Anti-Trafficking in Person unit is established in each body to acknowledge thepower and trust granted to them. Normally located at the headquarters, thesespecialised units are dedicated to combat human trafficking. Furthermore, theiractions are within the ambit of power granted by the legislated laws,particularly in Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act2007 (ATIPSOM 2007). All forms of exploitation including sex exploitation,labour force, and selling of babies which are common in Malaysia arehighlighted 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 inidentifying the vulnerable victims, detecting corruption among their officers,and failure in investigating the related cases. This article studies the powerof these five enforcement bodies and the challenges that they face incombatting the heinous crime in order to understand the factors influencingtheir incompetency. A combination of content analysis and semi-structuredinterview was adopted in the research. On the whole, the article contends thata lot of improvements need to be done to recuperate the image of theseenforcement bodies and to strengthen their fight against human trafficking inMalaysia.
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