Malaysia has progressively fallen in the tier rankings made by the State Department pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act until it reached tier 3 in 2007. and that is for the most egregious violators. According to the June 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. Malaysia is failing to punish acts of trafficking. provide adequate shelters and social services to victims. protect its migrant workers from involuntary servitude. and prosecute traffickers who are arrested and detained under preventive laws. It is particularly disturbing that the Government of Malaysia recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Indonesia that authorizes Malaysian employers to confiscate and hold the passport of Indonesian domestic employees throughout the term of their employment. Such authority could easily facilitate the involuntary servitude of domestic workers.