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Malaysia: Forced labor and relevant legal issues
Joint research between the International Labour Organization (“ILO”), International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free (“Joint Research”) estimated that approximately 27.6 million people were required to engage in forced labor on any given day in 2021. According to the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), forced or compulsory labor means “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the threat of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily”. The ILO introduced 11 indicators that may help to identify forced labor practices (1) abuse of vulnerability, (2) deception, (3) restriction of movement, (4) isolation, (5) physical and sexual violence, (6) intimidation and threats, (7) retention of identity documents, (8) withholding of wages...To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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She previously lived in Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore and is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay. She has extensive experience and local expertise to advise clients from both legal and practical perspective.
She was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2013 and is the managing partner of our strategic alliance firm in Malaysia, WM Leong & Co. She is also a partner at Nishimura & Asahi (Singapore) LLP.
Based on his experience at Denmark’s national human rights institution, and hands-on practice in Southeast Asia as a commercial lawyer dealing with supply chain legal issues, Jumpei can provide practical advice on human rights due diligence in relation to not only your own operations but also to the entire value chain for your products or services, in accordance with applicable international standards.
Drawing from his time at civil society organizations in both Japan and the U.S, as well as international human rights research at Columbia, Jumpei can support your journey toward respecting the full range of internationally recognized human rights throughout the value chain, and to promoting meaningful engagement with relevant stakeholders.
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