There is a spike in the number of domestic workers trafficked into the country due to labour export bans by source countries, migrant rights group Tenaganita said.
Tenaganita, which has advocated for migrant labour rights since 1991, said the falsifying of age of workers to meet local legal requirements has also become a common practice.
A Malaysiakini and Tempo investigation published yesterday detailed the human trafficking network involving the movement of underaged Indonesian workers into Malaysia to work as domestic workers.