Malaysia and US to set up committee to address forced labour issue


PUTRAJAYA: The United States through its Department of Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) has agreed to work with the Malaysian government to address the issue of forced labour through the establishment of a working committee, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pic).

He said in a statement here on Friday (May 13) that the committee, which would focus on exchanging information, including formulating policies that could support the country's initiatives towards combatting forced labour, would meet every three months.

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