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Malaysia: Human Trafficking

Categories: East Asia, Malaysia, Humanitarian Response, Media & Journalism, Women & Gender

Malaysian blogger Volume of Interactions watches a documentary on trafficking of women [1] while on a visit to Australia. The blogger is disturbed by the fact that most of the trafficking transits through Malaysia. “What irks me so much is that these things are happening right now within our very borders, perhaps no further than a stone's throw from where i work. Its an issue of terrifying proportions yet i had to travel to a foreign country to learn and listen from a frank discussion of the problem. Why don't we hear about these things in our local news? “