Philippine police rescue over 1,000 alleged trafficking victims, including Singaporeans

The alleged victims had accepted jobs posted on Facebook to work as “assistants in online gaming”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA - Philippine police said on Tuesday they have rescued more than 1,000 people allegedly trafficked into the country to work for an online casino in Manila.

Police said the alleged victims had accepted jobs posted on Facebook to work in the Philippines as “assistants in online gaming”. AFP journalists at the scene on Tuesday saw two police buses and two police trucks parked outside the compound. They were not allowed to enter the buildings.

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