Illustrative image (Source: humanium.org) According to the embassy, the rings are led by Chinese nationals with the involvement of Vietnamese and Cambodian people.
Their plots included spreading advertisements on simple jobswith high salary (800-1.000 USD per month) to lure job-seekers and then making arrangement for them to enter Cambodia and stay in hotels or casinos, mostly inPreah Sihanouk, where they received training on seeking and convincing customersto engage in online gambling.
The labourers were closely supervised, exploited and forcedto work 15-16 hours per day, or they would be ill treated. Many were tortured andbeat brutally when they tried to escape or refused to work. Those who wished toreturn Vietnam had to sign a big debt of thousands of dollars, or were sold toother company.
Receiving reports from the victims, Vietnameserepresentative agencies in Cambodia promptly contacted authorised agencies ofthe host country and asked for settlement efforts, which resulted in the successfulrescue of some victims. However, the situation remains complicated andhas yet to be thoroughly solved.
The embassy advised all citizens to be vigilant against their relationships insocial networks and promises of attractive employment, as well as individualsrecruiting labourers on the Internet without reliable information, andorganisations arranging illegal entry into Cambodia.
They should refuse all offers of support in money andmaterial from strangers, while warning people around them on the plots of humantraffickers, the embassy recommended.
To seek support or report on human trafficking cases inCambodia, one can call phone numbers 855-974056789, 855-977435678; orcitizen protection hotline at 84 981848484./.
VNA
