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Overseas job scams are rampant in Cambodia. People are lured in by offers of a high-paying job with little to no experience or work visa needed, then held hostage under threats of violence and forced to work as "cyber slaves" in call centers making scam phone calls and other cryptocurrency and online gambling schemes.
Dara was given a hero award last year by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, recognising his work exposing the existence of massive scam compounds staffed mostly by trafficked workers in Cambodia.
Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar in Southeast Asia have been the most known scam center destinations. [10] These countries are particularly vulnerable due to their strategic location next to China and weak law enforcement. [35] Below are known cyber scam hotspots: Cambodia: Sihanoukville [36] Poipet [36] Bavet [36] Laos:
As workers report rampant abuse and torture inside cyber scam mills, pressure is building on Cambodia to do something. But critics say the industry generates too much money for the ruling elite to ...
Prostitution in Cambodia is illegal, but prevalent. A 2008 Cambodian Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation [ 1 ] has proven controversial, with international concerns regarding human rights abuses resulting from it, such as outlined in the 2010 Human Rights Watch report.
Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Wednesday, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia's ...
Shwe Kokko is the destination of many Asian human trafficking victims, from countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Philippines, who have been forced to work in Shwe Kokko in online scam operations run by Chinese crime syndicates, lured by the prospect of romance and well-paying jobs.
Sex trafficking in Cambodia is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Cambodia is a country of origin, destination and transit for sex trafficked persons. [2] Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all ethnic groups in Cambodia and foreigners. Cambodian citizens ...