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operating in Malaysia. The Strategic persons and communities. Many of
Framework put forward by SUKAHAM is these organisations are stakeholders in
built upon the three principles of the UN the development of this NAPFL and have
Guiding Principles of state duty to played a key role in its formulation.
protect human rights, corporate Among the private sector initiatives,
responsibility to respect human rights such as by the Responsible Business
and access to remedy for those, whose Alliance and Consumer Goods Forum,
rights have been violated. are initiatives to improve due diligence in National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025)
the supply chains including recruitment
and employment practices.
The Strategic Framework highlights a
number of business-related rights and
areas where human rights In addition to the Government of
infringements have been reported in Malaysia policy initiatives described
Malaysia, including exploitation of here, there are also several trade union,
migrant workers, forced labour and child employer’s organisations and civil
labour and highlight the need for the society initiatives intended to tackle
NAPBHR to include action to combat forced labour.
these human rights violations.

In addition to this, NAPTIP has also The activities in the NAPTIP are included Government initiatives also include the
included relevant interventions on in this NAPFL to ensure coherence and The NAPCL is also under development MSPO, which is currently undergoing
forced labour in the pillars on consistency between the two, related, under the leadership of MOHR. The review and strengthening of their
prevention, protection, prosecution and NAPs. NAPCL will likewise serve as the standards. Hence, the NAPFL is carried
enforcement and partnership. umbrella NAP for all interventions out through a whole-of-nation approach
addressing the full range of child labour which requires active engagement of
The Human Rights Commission of issues, including those that have been multiple stakeholders, from
Human trafficking for forced labour is Malaysia (SUHAKAM) presented a mainstreamed in other relevant NAPs. government, trade unions, civil society
covered under the NAPTIP. The NAPFL Strategic Framework for a National and the private sector to
will serve as the umbrella NAP for all Action Plan on Business and Human comprehensively tackle the complexities
interventions addressing the full range Rights for Malaysia in 2015 and These include community-based of forced labour.
of forced labour issues, including those development of the NAP BHR started in projects implemented by NGOs and
that have been mainstreamed in other June 2019 under the leadership of the CSOs, providing services to at-risk
National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025) labour, and shows how various efforts, The NAPBHR will build on the strategic
relevant NAPs, including the NAPTIP. By
Legal Affairs Division of the Prime
Malaysia
so doing, the NAPFL would reflect a
Minister’s
Department
forced
(BHEUU).
on
comprehensive
strategy
including those mainstreamed in other
national plans, are interlinked and in
some cases, inter-dependent. To ensure
framework developed by SUHAKAM and
consistency between the NAPTIP and
process
involves
the
development
the NAPFL, the NAPFL log frame matrix
stakeholder
extensive
consultation,
lists NAPTIP activities that specifically
including with multi-national companies
target human trafficking forced labour.