5 Singaporeans rescued near Manila during raid involving nearly 3,000 human trafficking victims
SINGAPORE – Five Singaporeans were among nearly 3,000 suspected victims of human trafficking who were rescued by the Philippine police during a raid at a compound in a city south of Manila.
More than half of those rescued are Filipino nationals, while the remaining 1,190 are foreigners, most of whom are Chinese nationals, followed by Vietnamese, Indonesians and Malaysians.Police captain Michelle Sabino, who is the spokesman for the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group, said the authorities were still trying to determine who the victims are, and who are those involved in the human trafficking scheme.
“Their accommodation and food are free. They have to work for 12 hours a day, from 12 noon to 12 midnight, and the only requirement being that they should be able to speak English.”The Chinese nationals were believed to be getting 40,000 pesos in compensation each month, while the Filipinos and other foreign nationals received 24,000 pesos, Captain Sabino said.
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