(05 August 2022, 12:24 +07)
Malaysia Airlines has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Stop Human Trafficking Association (SHUT), a
non-governmental organisation in Malaysia that advocates the
prevention of human trafficking.
Through the MOU, both organisations will work
together to develop specific role-based training modules on
observing, identifying and reporting human trafficking victims
onboard flights and at the airport.
The partnership will
better equip the airline's crew and ground staff to be more
attentive in recognising and reporting possible victims of human
trafficking and will also raise awareness through a series of workshops,
events and campaigns.
Malaysia Airlines signs MOU with Stop Human Trafficking Association (SHUT)
The signatories of the MOU were Malaysia
Airlines’ Group Chief Operations Officer, Ahmad Luqman
Mohd Azmi and SHUT’s President, Dini Dalilah Wan Nordin.
Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi,
said, “The aviation industry is crucial in the global fight
against human trafficking. MAG believes that providing airport and
airline personnel with training, materials, and information is an
important step toward raising awareness and catching traffickers
in the act, thus saving lives. With global borders steadily
reopening, this demands for active cooperation with law
enforcement agencies to devise pragmatic solutions to combat human
trafficking and smuggling. This partnership with SHUT demonstrates
our dedication to going above and beyond to safeguard every
passenger, and it is consistent with the Group's core belief that
‘safety and security are in our DNA’.”
The MOU was signed at the inaugural
Aviation Against Trafficking in Persons Conference (AATIP-C) held in conjunction with World Day Against
Trafficking in Persons.
The conference, co-organised by Malaysia Airlines and SHUT,
brought together speakers from various industries to discuss topics on human
trafficking in aviation, such as the impact on aviation for
onboarding a victim, challenges when saving trafficked victims and
the role of technology in encountering human trafficking in
person.
“The economic crunch brought about
by the pandemic has widened the group of vulnerable people due to the loss of income source and leaving more people desperate and in
need to make ends meet,” said Dini
Dalilah Wan Nordin. “By working closely with our national
carrier through the SHUT FLY-HT campaign, we will be able to stop
the vulnerable people from being victims of human trafficking. I
also hope to see more industry players to follow in the footsteps
of Malaysia Airlines.”
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