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Cambodia Human Trafficking: Job Recruitment Serves as Front to Lure Victims
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Cambodia Human Trafficking: Job Recruitment Serves as Front to Lure Victims

Several people worldwide lost their jobs due to the pandemic. Due to this, there are also a lot of unscrupulous people who take advantage of other people even if it means making dirty money. Cambodia human trafficking is getting prevalent and continues to victimize job seekers. Cambodia Human Trafficking Victims Repatriated Recently, Cambodia deported 12…

Modern slavery threatens OFWs, national economy | The Manila Times
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Modern slavery threatens OFWs, national economy | The Manila Times

THE recent United Nations report on the rising incidence of modern slavery should be a concern for the Philippines, where remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) drive growth. Besides their economic contribution, OFWs comprise an important political sector, and they have been called heroes for bearing high social costs in choosing to work abroad. The…

PH gains US nod in fight vs human trafficking – Manila Bulletin
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PH gains US nod in fight vs human trafficking – Manila Bulletin

The United States government cited the Philippine government for its relentless efforts in fully achieving the minimum standards against trafficking in persons (TIP) amidt the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, July 23. This was based on the recently-issued 2022 US TIP report which placed the…