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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin in Taipei

Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Yu Tang says she was targeted by human traffickers who tricked her into flying from Taipei to Cambodia on a fake job offer, and then forced her to work in a scam operation.
Yu Tang says she was targeted by human traffickers who tricked her into flying from Taipei to Cambodia on a fake job offer, and then forced her to work in a scam operation. Photograph: via Helen Davidson

Hundreds of Taiwanese are among unknown numbers of victims being held captive and forced to work in telecom scam networks by human trafficking operations in south-east Asia, authorities have said.

Police forces in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam have launched major operations to rescue their citizens and shut down the trafficking syndicates.

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