Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a global phenomenon that is poorly understood due to its clandestine nature. It comes in various forms involving people of diverse nationalities, from both sexes and all ages. The devastating impact of human trafficking is not only experienced by trafficked victims but also their families and by the society of which it occurs. Victims suffer physical and emotional abuse while their families are often being threatened. Communities and economies at large also endure losses due to unscrupulous criminals who benefit from lucrative, often illegal enterprises.

Given the complexity of human trafficking phenomenon, implementation of human trafficking policy is not an easy task as it calls for the translation of the policy into

The human trafficking policy needs to be implemented by multiple actors across the system. Government bureaucrats as key policy implementers inevitably face a plethora of challenges as policy implementation calls for cross-boundary actions among different agencies.

Government bureaucrats - public manager must well understanding the public service ethos together with sincerity, willingness, integrity, and the ability to translate policy into actual actions. With all this values and ability, public servant should be able to meet the country objective by implementing the right, impactful and efficiently in addressing these human trafficking issues, no matters how many actors across the system. In this case study, our group will look into the pass studies in human trafficking issues in Malaysia and the most possibility of improvement.

Chapter 1: Human Trafficking Background in

The 2007 Act as the primary policy for human trafficking provides for the offence, the victims protection and support, the establishment of Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (MAPO).

MAPO‟s main function under the 2007 Act includes coordinating the implementation of the Act, formulating policies and programs to prevent and suppress human trafficking including providing assistance to trafficked victims, and initiating education program to increase public awareness of the causes and consequences of human trafficking. In carrying out its great tasks as the lead coordinator for the implementation of the Act including formulating policies and developing programs to address human trafficking effectively, MAPO established five committees as follows:

I. Legislation Committee headed by AGC to provide legal advice and review the 
Act; 


II. Enforcement Committee headed by PDRM to coordinate enforcement activities 
including to monitor air and land entry points as well as the national maritime