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To Cite this Article: Hamzah, N. A., Othman, N., & Musa, W. A. (2020). A Qualitative Analysis on Causes of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of Malaysian Authorities. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(3), 77–90.
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