Indonesian Migrant Workers in Online Gambling and Scamming Businesses in Cambodia
Victims of human trafficking for online gambling and scamming in Cambodia claimed of being forced to work 12-hour shifts and being beaten. Recruitment is still ongoing.
Ahmad Faiz
August 12, 2024
DRIVEN by desperation, Ismail—not his real name—pretended to go to the market in mid-April 2023. The 28-year-old worked as an online gambling operator at Sun City Casino in Bavet City, Cambodia. Unable to endure the 12-hour, non-stop work shifts, he managed to evade casino security and boarded public transport to the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, approximately 166 kilometers away.
Throughout the journey, Ismail, who hails fr
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