Can Malaysia take the lead?
Freedom United have asked our readers to take their Commonwealth campaign to the next level. Will you help them?
From Freedom United:
Early next year, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held. At this meeting, the leaders of all 52 countries of the Commonwealth meet to decide a set of policies and issues they will take forward over the next two years. At CHOGM 2018, we want them to take forward a mandate on modern slavery.
In the lead up to CHOGM, we’re doing all we can to encourage Commonwealth countries to get behind this issue. Already, Malta and the UK, who are the current and upcoming Chair of the Commonwealth, have publicly called for more to be done to address modern slavery. As a future Chair of the Commonwealth, Malaysia is in a crucial position to influence other Commonwealth countries to join this call.
Help us put pressure on Malaysia to be an active voice against modern slavery in the Commonwealth.
The Global Slavery Index reports that there are 128,800 individuals trapped in modern slavery in Malaysia, ranking it at 29 out of 167 countries.[1] This means that Prime Minister Najib Raza should have a keen interest in doing all he can to tackle the problem – but so far he has remained quiet.
By putting as much international pressure on Mr. Raza as possible, we want to show him that it is crucial Malaysia supports calls for the Commonwealth to fight slavery.
Together, we can make modern slavery a priority issue in the Commonwealth.
In solidarity,
Zoe, Joanna, Miriam and the Freedom United Team
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