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forced labour, if it goes ‘under the radar’.

4.5 Programme Moreover, misconceptions about forced
labour (e.g., confusing victims with
Areas illegal aliens) may influence public
perceptions and make forced labour
harder to eradicate.
Each of the four Strategic
Goals corresponds to a pre-condition for improved

programme area under the understanding and an open, productive
will
that
dialogue
prevent
NAPFL. Each Programme misunderstandings and facilitate
Area will cover interventions effective action is robust data collection
and information dissemination.
at tackling root causes and
drivers of forced labour in
Malaysia. Therefore, the NAPFL
prioritises creating solid
understanding and open
The Programme Area under Strategic dialogue about forced
Goal 1 focuses on increasing awareness
and understanding of forced labour, labour, as a pre-condition for
both among individuals who are at further action.
increased risk, among duty bearers and
in the general public. 10 Understanding
forced labour and conducting evidence-
based discussions on forced labour is
seen as an essential strategy to prevent Therefore, the interventions will also
and mitigate forced labour. include data collection, analysis, and
dissemination. The backbone of the
NAPFL data strategy is the creation of a
database in the MOHR that will collate
If forced labour is a poorly understood
National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025) able to protect themselves; families and sectors and organisations.
data and information about forced
and under-recognised issue, those who
labour from multiple sources, across
may become victims are less likely to be
communities are less likely to be able to
protect their members; and duty bearers
are less likely to identify and address

10 General public in this context means any person or group that
may have an impact on forced labour directly or indirectly, and
includes broad groups like ‘youth’, ‘consumers’ etc. More specific
definitions will be applied when activities are implemented