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human-trafficking

Archipelago 3 months ago

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Lost for 20 years, human trafficking victim from Temanggung found in Malaysia

Identified as 47-year-old Seni, the migrant worker was tortured and never received salary during her employment.

Archipelago 4 months ago

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Riau Police foil attempt to smuggle undocumented workers to Malaysia

Both Indonesian and Malaysian authorities have been intensifying crackdowns on these undocumented workers. Between January and October, Malaysia deported 4,882 Indonesians, most of whom were undocumented migrant workers.

Archipelago 4 months ago

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106 Indonesians detained in Cambodia during online scam raid

According to local media reports, authorities carried out the raid on Friday in an 11-storey building in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district after receiving reports that many Indonesians were being confined inside and were prevented from leaving the premises.

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

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Trafficking cases mount as regional scam networks grow

Around 10,000 Indonesians have been ensnared in scam and human trafficking networks across Southeast Asia since 2020, according to a figure from the Foreign Ministry.

Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

South Korea summons Cambodian envoy over job scams targeting nationals

Many of the South Korean kidnapping victims are said to have been lured by fraudulent job offers promising high pay, according to lawmaker Na Kyung-won.

Archipelago 5 months ago

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North Sumatra Police foil attempt to traffic people to Malaysia

Had they arrived in Malaysia, the illegal migrant workers would have been employed as maids as well as workers at construction sites and plantations.

Archipelago 5 months ago

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Police arrest eight suspects in inter-provincial baby trafficking ring in Medan

The syndicate has so far sold eight babies to buyers from outside North Sumatra with a price of between Rp 10 million (US$597) and Rp 15 million.

Academia 7 months ago

Crackdown in Cambodia, but scams live on

A nationwide crackdown in July led to 3,000 arrests. But large scam operators remain untouched.

Society 7 months ago

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Govt under fire for lack of protection for trafficking victims

According to labor unions and human rights groups, the high number of human trafficking cases left unresolved by law enforcement authorities shows a weak commitment from the government to enforce the law and protect victims.

Asia & Pacific 7 months ago

Cambodia cybercrime crackdown arrest tally hits 2,000

The United Nations has described Southeast Asia as the "ground zero" of cybercrime centers, where workers typically use romance or business cons to defraud web users of an estimated US$40 billion annually.

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