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Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth
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Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

ByEyes on Trafficking News

On 23 May, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) issued an arrest warrant for Wycliffe Onguti Magara. Magara had been identified as the head of a local human trafficking network that recruits East Africans online with the promise of job opportunities in Southeast Asia. But once they arrive, victims are forced to work for cybercrime…

Government Rescues 22 Kenyans Duped into Fake Jobs in South Asia | Mwakilishi.com
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Government Rescues 22 Kenyans Duped into Fake Jobs in South Asia | Mwakilishi.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News

22 Kenyan nationals have been rescued from human trafficking cartels in Laos, a country in Southeast Asia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the 22 were rescued alongside a Ugandan and Burundian following a joint effort between Kenya, Laos and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “It is now emerging that there could be hundreds…

Scammers reportedly trafficking people to Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand
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Scammers reportedly trafficking people to Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand

ByEyes on Trafficking News

According to the BBC, thousands of people across South East Asia have been trafficked to Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand where they are forced to work in online scam centers known as “fraud factories”.  “I knew then I had come to the wrong place” Victims report accepting attractive work offers abroad but having their passports taken…