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A new report published by Amnesty International on Thursday revealed that crime groups in Cambodian labor camps regularly subject individuals to human trafficking, slavery, and forced labor, emphasizing a need for immediate intervention in reaction to the government’s lacking response.
The 240-page report, titled “I was someone else’s property,” recounted testimony from trafficking survivors. Amnesty interviewed 58 individuals, many of whom said they were initially misled by promises of good employment. Instead, they found themselves in Cambodian labor compounds, built like prisons, with multiple perimeters, access points, and substantial security personnel. Many claim they were coerced into committing scams under threats of violence, such as beating, torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Among those targeted were minors, including children who sought employment during school holidays.
Amnesty concluded that 32 individuals interviewed were subjected to slavery under international definitions; forty survivors claimed to suffer torture, often for not meeting work quotas or attempting to contact authorities.
The group highlighted the Cambodian government’s systematic failure to investigate human trafficking and abuses linked to it. Despite reports of violations, the authorities allegedly allow them to continue and those who express criticism are persecuted. The report claimed that police do not charge offenders and often cooperate with the managers of the complexes.
Earlier this year UN experts expressed concern about large-scale human trafficking in fraudulent complexes in Southeast Asia, where people of various nationalities are held captive, forced to carry out online scams, and suffer violence and abuse. The experts warned that the situation has escalated into “a humanitarian and human rights crisis,” urging the international community to take effective measures to protect victims, uphold their dignity, and prevent further abuses.
Human trafficking and forced labor are prohibited by international law as actions that fundamentally violate human dignity, freedom, and basic human rights. The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (commonly known as the Palermo Protocol) and the C029 – Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), require states to take effective measures to prevent trafficking and forced labor, prosecute offenders, and provide remedies and protection to victims.
According to Human Rights Watch 2024 report, the Cambodian government has failed to implement many international recommendations to uphold human rights. Authorities have increased criminal penalties for political activity, and opposition figures have been pressured and persecuted. Trade unions and labor rights activists have also been targeted as freedom of expression and media activity continue to be restricted.
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The 240-page report, titled “I was someone else’s property,” recounted testimony from trafficking survivors. Amnesty interviewed 58 individuals, many of whom said they were initially misled by promises of good employment. Instead, they found themselves in Cambodian labor compounds, built like prisons, with multiple perimeters, access points, and substantial security personnel. Many claim they were coerced into committing scams under threats of violence, such as beating, torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Among those targeted were minors, including children who sought employment during school holidays.
Amnesty concluded that 32 individuals interviewed were subjected to slavery under international definitions; forty survivors claimed to suffer torture, often for not meeting work quotas or attempting to contact authorities.
The group highlighted the Cambodian government’s systematic failure to investigate human trafficking and abuses linked to it. Despite reports of violations, the authorities allegedly allow them to continue and those who express criticism are persecuted. The report claimed that police do not charge offenders and often cooperate with the managers of the complexes.
Earlier this year UN experts expressed concern about large-scale human trafficking in fraudulent complexes in Southeast Asia, where people of various nationalities are held captive, forced to carry out online scams, and suffer violence and abuse. The experts warned that the situation has escalated into “a humanitarian and human rights crisis,” urging the international community to take effective measures to protect victims, uphold their dignity, and prevent further abuses.
Human trafficking and forced labor are prohibited by international law as actions that fundamentally violate human dignity, freedom, and basic human rights. The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (commonly known as the Palermo Protocol) and the C029 – Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), require states to take effective measures to prevent trafficking and forced labor, prosecute offenders, and provide remedies and protection to victims.
According to Human Rights Watch 2024 report, the Cambodian government has failed to implement many international recommendations to uphold human rights. Authorities have increased criminal penalties for political activity, and opposition figures have been pressured and persecuted. Trade unions and labor rights activists have also been targeted as freedom of expression and media activity continue to be restricted.
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