State Department asked to release all communications on list amid suspicions that Malaysia was lifted from lowest ranking for involvement in trade agreementSenators angered by the decision to upgrade Malaysia in the State Department’s human trafficking report gain threatened a subpoena on Thursday unless they receive all communications related to the annual US ranking of countries’ efforts to combat modern-day slavery.
Last months report raised Malaysia from the lowest ranking,a change that critics say was related to the country’s involvement in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade pact that Barack Obama is involved to conclude.
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Source: theguardian.com