'Modern slavery': Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates

'Modern slavery': Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates
These Indonesian men fell victims to the human trafficking syndicates. (Image: AFP)
Agence France-Presse
By Marchio Gorbiano,with photography by Yasuyoshi Chiba for AFPIndonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia. But he found himself detained in a heavily guarded compound where he was forced to carry out online scams. "When I arrived there, I was told to read a script," Budi (not his real name) told AFP on condition of anonymity. "It turned out that we were asked to work as scammers." The 26-year-old said he was put to work 14 hours a day in a site ringed by ba...

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