The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) is calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the US State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 2021 report which downgraded Malaysia to Tier 3 - the lowest possible status.

“In view of the gravity of the Tier 3 status, Suhakam urges the government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry pursuant to the TIP Report and focus its attention on implementation of the recommendations," said the commission in a statement today.

Suhakam also urged the government to disclose recommendations made by the Special Independent Committee on Foreign Worker Management which was set-up during the previous Pakatan Harapan federal administration and was chaired by then home minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is currently prime minister...