One of the 12 human trafficking victims who were all repatriated recently after their rescue from a syndicate in Myanmar turned out to be an illegal recruiter for online gaming hubs in some parts of Southeast Asia, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has disclosed.
Aaron RecuencoOne of the 12 human trafficking victims who were all repatriated recently after their rescue from a syndicate in Myanmar turned out to be an illegal recruiter for online gaming hubs in some parts of Southeast Asia, the Department of Migrant Workers has disclosed.
“This incident shows that there is a modus that illegal recruiters pose as victims of trafficking and fly with legitimate recruits and mingle with distressed OFWs during repatriation,” said Cacdac. Olalia said the probe intends to unmask the syndicate behind the recruitment and to come up with measures to prevent the recruitment and deployment of Filipinos.
One of the measures in place, according to him, was the deployment of a labor attaché in Thailand who will be in-charge of coordination with the government authorities.
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