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Hontiveros lauds filing of criminal raps vs BI officer linked to human trafficking
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Hontiveros lauds filing of criminal raps vs BI officer linked to human trafficking

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Saturday welcomed the move of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file criminal charges against a female immigration officer who was allegedly involved in facilitating the flight of trafficked individuals to Cambodia. “Ang pagkaso sa mga Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers ay isang napakahalagang hakbang para tuluyang…

Human trafficking picks a new fight | WORLD – WNG.org
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Human trafficking picks a new fight | WORLD – WNG.org

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It’s Thursday, the 9th of February, 2023. Thanks for listening to WORLD Radio today! Good morning, I’m Myrna Brown. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. First up on The World and Everything in It: human trafficking. Estimates are that more than 27 million people endure forced labor around the world. To…

Job scams: NGOs to send memorandum to push UN to intervene – The Sun Daily
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Job scams: NGOs to send memorandum to push UN to intervene – The Sun Daily

SEPANG: The Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) and the Malaysian Community Crime Care (MCCC) will send a memorandum to the United Nations (UN) Office in Putrajaya to call attention to the job scam and human trafficking syndicates in Myanmar involving Malaysians. MHO secretary-general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim said the memorandum will be brought to the UN…

Singapore cops monitoring potential human trafficking of scam victims held captive after being lured to work overseas
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Singapore cops monitoring potential human trafficking of scam victims held captive after being lured to work overseas

There has been one police report since 2021 where a complainant claimed that he had heard about Singaporean victims possibly kept against their will to work for scam syndicates overseas. — TODAY pic Tuesday, 04 Oct 2022 8:48 AM MYT SINGAPORE, Oct 4 — The police are monitoring potential human trafficking of scam victims who…

Asia’s Human Traffickers Target New Victims
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Asia’s Human Traffickers Target New Victims

A spate of human trafficking cases has rattled the cosmopolitan financial hub of Hong Kong. Since January, city authorities have received appeals for help from at least 43 Hongkongers kidnapped and forced to do illegal work in Southeast Asia. Of those, 23 have returned safely, while 12 others are still being held in Cambodia and…