The Issue
Malaysia is a destination and, to a certain extent, a source and transit country for immigrant men, women, and children subjected to forced labour, and women and a small number of children subjected to sex trafficking. Every year several cases of children being rescued from child trafficking syndicates are recorded in Malaysia. However immigration laws make no distinction between adults and minors (persons below 18 years old), children who are found in violation of immigration laws are subjected to the same arrest and detention conditions as adults
