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improving migration management in integral part of the priority interventions
relation to human trafficking is also a under all four Strategic Goals. Moreover,
priority. It is important to recognise that ensuring that communications, SOPs,
migrant workers and stateless people research and other activities are gender
may also be vulnerable to forced labour sensitive will be a cross-cutting priority
without being the victims of human for the NAPFL.
trafficking. However, to ensure adequate
safety net for vulnerable individuals,
migration management needs to be a It should be noted that several of the
priority under more than one NAP. interventions in the four programme
Collaboration with duty bearers outside areas are, at least in part, already
the country’s border (i.e. in sending covered by the NAPTIP. Hence, areas
countries) to prevent activities which that are also included under Strategic
contribute or may be the root cause of Goal 5 of the NAPTIP are colour coded in
forced labor will be enhanced. the NAPFL matric below.

Strategic Goal 4 priority interventions
will strengthen capacity to identify
victims of forced labour, including
through improved complaints The NAPFL Strategic Goals
mechanisms and procedures in
businesses and linking with the can only be reached if
Government’s grievance mechanisms. It multiple partners work
also includes improving the capacity to
protect victims and refer them to together to implement the
appropriate remedial services and NAPFL activities. The
compensation through establishing a implementing partners must
national referral mechanism with clear
and uniform Standard Operating include the relevant
Procedures (SOPs). government agencies, as well

as civil society organisations.
National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-2025) develop and deliver protection services Workers’ and important the particularly
Relevant government agencies, trade
unions, and CSOs will work together to
organisations
affiliates,
its
MTUC
a
play
to victims. Trade unions and CSOs have
particularly
role
in
the
played a crucial role in identifying and
NAPFL,
of
implementation
supporting victims of forced labour in
representing the workers who may be
Malaysia.
directly or indirectly impacted by forced
labour.
Providing
workers
with
migrant
information about their rights and
Similarly, employers’ and member-based
securing that their voices are heard is an
organisations including MEF play a