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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.
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 ...
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:
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 ...
Many urban families of Chinese or Sino-Khmer descent in Sihanoukville city have for most of Cambodia's history constituted the commercial elite and urban upper classes. [118] [119] There is a dedication to Confucian work ethics. [120] [121]
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]