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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.
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.
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:
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A 2013 UN report showed that 1 in 5 men in Cambodia between the ages of 18 and 49 had admitted that they had raped a woman. [13] 15.8% of those who admitted to having committed a rape had done so when they were younger than 15 years old. [13] “Bauk” is the term used in Cambodia for gang rape. [13]