PETALING JAYA: Child rights groups are applauding the government’s implementation of the Child Sex Offenders Registry but called on the government to make it mandatory for employers to check against the registry before hiring.
“It is absolutely wonderful that they came out with something like this. Protect And Save The Children has lobbied for such a registry for years and we are very happy that the government has come out with this,” said executive director Mariza Abdulkadir.
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