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2.6. Strengthen trade Conduct training and outreach 2023 Consult relevant stakeholders in
union capacity and activities with workers’ preparing for negotiations and
inclusivity to organise representatives. review of bilateral agreements/
workers, particularly MOUs with source countries.
migrant workers into Trade unions provide assistance to (NAPTIP)
trade union potential victims of forced labour in National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025)
members, especially submitting their complaints, and
in high-risk sectors. also in tripartite dialogues with Liaise with other governments by
workers and government. actively participating in regional/
international forums/platforms.
(NAPTIP)
Trade unions organise more
migrant workers to join especially in Negotiate new or review existing
high-risk sectors such as domestic bilateral agreements/MOUs with all
work. source countries and ensure the full
and effective implementation to
prevent women and men migrant
Increase penalties for employers workers from being trafficked into
and employment agencies the country and exploited, when
prohibiting workers from joining necessary .(NAPTIP)
trade unions, and strengthened
enforcement of the Trade Unions
and Industrial Relations Acts.
Increase transparency and public
access to bilateral agreements and
2.7. Reporting of Develop programme for whistle 2025 MOUs, and the provisions that
forced labour from blowers, informers and human protect migrant workers from
the public rights defenders as means to get forced labour, regulating
encouraged information on forced labour recruitment agencies, awareness
including establishing special funds raising to potential migrant workers
for informers whose identity as well as source countries’
remains confidential, and to verify responsibility in providing clear
information received from these guidelines to prevent illegal
parties. payments or other payments by the
workers in their country.

3 By 2025, migration 3.1. Recruitment Make application criteria, timelines 2022, 2025
management, including systems and and procedures for recruitment of Develop guidelines for approved
recruitment practices, practices for non- documented migrant workers more recruitment agencies to follow for
will be strengthened
Malaysian migrant
transparent, and publish in MOHR
more transparency in recruitment
National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025) coordinated by the Develop clear national definitions of to disseminate information to the
workers are
website.
process .(NAPTIP)
improved
Collaborate with sending countries
(Implementation to be
recruitment fee and associated
respective parties which includes
Technical Committee
costs including illegal payments,
the recruitment agencies. (NAPTIP)
on Labour Migration)
identifying employers’
responsibilities, and publish in
MOHR website.
Conduct engagement sessions with
recruitment agency staff on national
Provide clear guidelines for cost
trafficking in persons and labour
remediation of recruitment fees
laws. (NAPTIP)
paid by workers, and publish in
MOHR website.