Human trafficking
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Cybercrime, Global development, Human trafficking, Internet, Myanmar, Organised crime, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable t…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, Human trafficking, Law, Malaysia, Migration, Migration and development, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘A generation lost at sea’: the desperate Rohingya falling prey to traffickers as they flee Bangladesh
Barred from work and school in Bangladesh, thousands of refugees are making the perilous voyage to Malaysia by…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, China, Cybercrime, Human rights, Human trafficking, Myanmar, Organised crime, Scams, South and Central Asia, World news
The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too | Editorial
A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat othe…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Conflict and arms, Global development, Human rights, Human trafficking, Laos, Law, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, Organised crime, Scams, South and Central Asia, Thailand, Torture, World news
Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people
Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such a…
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Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jai…
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Thousands rescued from illegal scam compounds in Myanmar as Thailand launches huge crackdown
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for criminal syndicates operating online scam operations and tri…
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Cognac, tortoises and a pink-striped helicopter: inside the mystery of Alice Guo, the missing Philippines mayor
Investigation is ongoing into the identity of Alice Guo and her links to a compound housing human trafficking …
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human trafficking, Migration, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia
Death, abuse and torture: traffickers hold fleeing Rohingya to ransom for up to £3,000 a time
People trapped in the world’s largest refugee camp hope to seek new lives elsewhere despite threats facing the…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Human trafficking, Iran, Italy, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Syria, Turkey, World news
Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian co…
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Six people arrested in China’s Hubei province over ‘baby-trafficking ring’
Whistleblower claims hospital director colluded with ‘online intermediaries’ to sell birth certificates for ab…
- Amazon, Business, E-commerce, Human trafficking, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, South and Central Asia, US news, Workers' rights, World news
Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia
Dozens of contract workers at Amazon warehouses say they were tricked into toiling and living in grueling, squ…
- Amazon, Business, E-commerce, Europe, Food & drink industry, Human rights, Human trafficking, Law, McDonald's, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nepal, South and Central Asia, US news, Workers' rights, World news
McDonald’s and Amazon’s ties to alleged labor trafficking: five key takeaways
Foreign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh conditions and a legal …
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Dozens of Malaysians rescued in Peru after being trafficked to commit online fraud
Malaysian foreign ministry says 43 of its citizens were freed in Lima after being forced to take part in ‘Maca…
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Cuba uncovers ‘human trafficking ring’ recruiting for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Havana says it is dismantling network seeking to recruit Cubans as mercenaries as Moscow attempts to boost its…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Cybercrime, Global development, Human trafficking, Internet, Law, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN
Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scammi…