Illegal Recruitment

Illegal recruitment refers to the practice of luring or deceiving individuals into forced labor or exploitation under false pretenses. In the context of human trafficking, illegal recruitment is a common tactic used by traffickers to recruit vulnerable individuals, such as those who are seeking employment opportunities or are in need of financial support. Traffickers may use fraudulent job offers, misrepresent working conditions or wages, or charge exorbitant fees for job placement as a means of controlling and exploiting victims. Illegal recruitment can take place within a country or across borders, and may involve the use of fraudulent documents or the confiscation of travel documents to prevent victims from leaving.

Zimbabwe clamps down on illegal recruitment – Bulawayo24 News
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Zimbabwe clamps down on illegal recruitment – Bulawayo24 News

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government is strengthening inter-agency cooperation to deal with unscrupulous recruitment agencies using unethical means to recruit desperate job seekers and ultimately subjecting them to human trafficking and exploitation. He said regional mechanisms to deal with issues of unfair and unethical recruitment in the Sadc region, particularly personnel from the health…

Hontiveros calls for tighter interagency, regional cooperation vs human trafficking
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Hontiveros calls for tighter interagency, regional cooperation vs human trafficking

A SENATOR on Thursday urged government agencies to strengthen internal coordination as well as enhance cooperation with other southeast Asian countries to address human trafficking after a dozen Filipinos were recently rescued from allegedly illegal Chinese offshore companies operating in Myanmar.    “We need tighter border control in the Philippines to ensure our countrymen are not…

Ahead of final Nepalis demand FIFA compensate migrant workers
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Ahead of final Nepalis demand FIFA compensate migrant workers

The World Cup may drawing to a close but we aren’t ending the call for migrant workers to be compensated for their work and abuse they suffered while doing so. Freedom United and Be Slavery Free, representing over 107,000 global supporters around the world, are calling on FIFA and Qatari authorities to take action for…

Philippines has made great strides in its fight against the sexual exploitation of children but there is still much to be done
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Philippines has made great strides in its fight against the sexual exploitation of children but there is still much to be done

THE Philippines has made great strides in its fight against the sexual exploitation of children but there is still much to be done, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children Mama Fatima Singhateh said yesterday. Singhateh made the statement in a press interaction in Makati City at the end of…

Bangladeshi migrants still paying off debts from working in Qatar
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Bangladeshi migrants still paying off debts from working in Qatar

Bangladeshi migrant workers are reporting returning to their home countries saddled with debt after paying high recruitment fees to work in Qatar. These costs include paying for international travel, passports, visas, medical fees and other charges. Contracts cut short In order to break even, a Bangladeshi 2020 Cost of Migration Survey found that male workers…

Info campaign needed to address trafficking of Filipinos abroad —Ople | GMA News Online
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Info campaign needed to address trafficking of Filipinos abroad —Ople | GMA News Online

An information campaign targeting Filipinos seeking to work abroad is necessary to help protect them from groups that will recruit them to work as scammers, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said Wednesday. In a TV interview, Ople said that aside from Myanmar, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is also looking at human trafficking incidents…

DMW warns vs illegal online recruiters – The Manila Times
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DMW warns vs illegal online recruiters – The Manila Times

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday issued a warning against an online illegal recruitment scheme perpetrated by a Chinese-run offshore gaming company operating along the border of Myanmar and Thailand. “The Department of Migrant Workers has issued an advisory against online offers for temporary work in Myanmar for POGO-run establishments that are really…

New report uncovers widespread migrant worker abuse in Qatar
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New report uncovers widespread migrant worker abuse in Qatar

A new report by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has shed light on widespread abuse of migrant workers in Qatar as the World Cup gets underway. “Legacy of the kafala […]

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Mayor Vico assures DMW of local gov't support for migrant workers – Manila Bulletin
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Mayor Vico assures DMW of local gov't support for migrant workers – Manila Bulletin

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto assured Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople that the local government is eager to cooperate with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in protecting migrant workers rights and curbing human trafficking. Sotto and the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) groups of Metro Manila met with Ople on Thursday,…

Abuses on US bases in Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers – Stars and Stripes
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Abuses on US bases in Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers – Stars and Stripes

Foreign workers (migrant workers) for defense contractors on at least four U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf are trapped in their jobs by abusive employment practices that they say prevent them from returning home or even looking for better work in the region, more than 30 current and former workers said in interviews. Many…