Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - There have been many cases of
young women from China ending up in the sex trade in Malaysia after
they are duped by syndicates to travel overseas for jobs.
"They were usually told they would work as factory workers,
maids or masseuses. Upon arrival, they are forced into vice," said
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Public Services and Complaints
Department chief Datuk Michael Chong.
Chong said most of the women were from poor families in the
rural areas of China who were enticed by the promise of well-paying
jobs overseas. He believed some even knew they would eventually end
up as sex workers, but would still accept the jobs overseas to
escape the abject poverty they faced.
Chong suspected international syndicates were working with local
ones to illegally traffic these young women.
He lauded Malaysia's recent pact with China to tackle
transnational organised crime as a good move to go after these
syndicates.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein had on Saturday
said Malaysia would sign a memorandum of understanding with China
which not only focused on the exchange of information, but also
involved joint efforts in training, border control and in-depth
study on criminal activities.
Separately, MCA vice-president Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai
described the collaboration between China and Malaysia as timely,
as crimes were becoming more prevalent with more economic
activities taking place between the two countries.
-- Yahoo!