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When Job Opportunities Turn into Trafficking Nightmares

Adrian Pereira, Director , North South Initiative

22-Sep-22 07:15

When Job Opportunities Turn into Trafficking Nightmares

According to Wisma Putra, there have been 301 reports on job scam cases in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand to date. Many are initially lured by ads promising easy work and extravagant perks, but are then held against their will by human trafficking syndicates and forced to conduct online criminal activity. What policy responses are needed to stamp out trafficking job scams? Adrian Pereira of the North South Initiative weighs in.

Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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