Tag - Child Exploitation

GISB case: Three arrive at Seremban court to be charged

SEREMBAN: Three suspects were brought to the Sessions Court here to separately face sexual assault charges against children. It is understood that the three were employees at a madrasah in Kuala Pilah that is linked to GISB Holdings. A van carrying the three arrived at the Seremban court complex at 9.10am. ALSO READ : GISB probe: Five men detained...

Multi-million ringgit company denies exploiting children

PETALING JAYA: The multi-million ringgit company, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB), has denied exploiting children as labour. “We deny the accusation and emphasise that we will never compromise on any activities that violate the law, especially those involving child labour,” said its statement on its social media page yesterday. It said that the claims are...

Sabah police rescue eight teenage girls in anti-human trafficking raid

KOTA KINABALU: Eight teenage girls - some as young as 14 - were rescued from a factory where they were made to work as forced labour in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district. The factory was also found employing foreigners without valid travel passes or working permits during the raid by the Sabah Criminal Investigation Department’s...