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IOM warns 300,000 trafficked to Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos scam farms

7/29/2026

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IOM Director General Amy Pope warned that criminal networks are trafficking hundreds of thousands to scam centres.
Victims are lured by fake job ads on social media, locked up, have documents seized and forced by violence, threats and debt bondage to run scams.
Pope called for action to support survivors, stop traffickers and close gaps exploited by networks in compounds employing up to 300,000 workers in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.

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IOM Director General Amy Pope warned that criminal networks are trafficking hundreds of thousands to scam centres.
Victims are lured by fake job ads on social media, locked up, have documents seized and forced by violence, threats and debt bondage to run scams.
Pope called for action to support survivors, stop traffickers and close gaps exploited by networks in compounds employing up to 300,000 workers in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.