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While the fight against forced labour is of their rights to health, education,
not new, the issue has gained among others, when their parents are
substantially more attention within the trapped in different forms of forced
last decade. This includes significant labour and are unable to provide for
media and consumer attention to forced them. This can adversely impact the
labour in global supply chains that has country’s social and economic
only become more important with development.
globalisation.

As such, this National Action Plan on
Therefore, in addition to the legal and Forced Labour (NAPFL) provides a
moral obligation to eliminate forced framework for the national efforts to
labour, countries also have an economic eliminate forced labour in Malaysia.
and reputational interest in combatting
forced labour within their borders
especially when a significant part of the The NAPFL is an umbrella for initiatives
economy is dependent on global supply by the government, workers’ and
chains and consumers, who have employers’ organisations- particularly
become increasingly aware of the risk of the MEF and MTUC, the civil society
forced labour. This could jeopardise the organisations and international industry
export of key commodities (like palm oil) associations to achieve elimination of
and goods (e.g., electronics, rubber forced labour by 2030, in line with the
products). SDG Target 8.7. It is important to note,
that this NAPFL focuses specifically on
forced labour, not on human trafficking
The authorities therefore need to which is covered by the NAPTIP.
prioritise actions to address forced
labour and ensure fair recruitment and
decent work in line with international The links between the NAPTIP and the
human rights instruments, such as the NAPFL are described in more detail
ILO Fair Recruitment Principles and the under section 1.3. The NAPTIP is on its
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Rights. third edition outlining national
strategies in combatting TIP.
National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025)
Victims of forced labour also have
families and children, who are deprived