Search Results for: human trafficking
Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia
September 21, 2022
It was an offer he could not resist: an easy job overseas, a sizeable salary, and even a chance to live in a swanky hotel with his...
POGO crackdown to focus on worker documentation: Philippine National Police
September 21, 2022
A renewed crackdown on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry following a spate of recent kidnapping cases will ...
PAGCOR shuts down two POGOS as 140 more foreign workers rescued from detainment
September 19, 2022
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR says it has ordered the closure of two Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), and revok...
40 foreign POGO workers rescued in Pampanga, says PAGCOR
September 19, 2022
MANILA — Forty foreign nationals working in an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) company in Angeles City, Pam...
PAGCOR set to crack down on POGO industry, warns of potential shutdown as kidnapping cases rise
September 16, 2022
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR says it will work with key government agencies to intensify its efforts against “illegal POG...
Cambodia to Crack Down on Illegal Casinos and Fraud
September 15, 2022
Many Westerners see Cambodia as an embodiment of fraud, illegal gambling and human trafficking. Fortunately, the country’s gover...
Should Cambodia Ban Casinos?
August 31, 2022
The recent gambling boom has tarnished Cambodia’s reputation and turned the country into a magnet for human trafficking and othe...
China tells its embassies to help Chinese, Taiwanese scam victims
August 31, 2022
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on its website, has urged its citizens overseas to report job scams...
Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs
August 24, 2022
Police forces in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam have launched major operations to rescue their citizens and shut dow...
The online scammer targeting you could be trapped in a South-East Asian fraud factory
August 22, 2022
Every year, Australians of all ages and backgrounds are scammed out of billions of dollars, with fraudsters developing more sophis...