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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Thousands of workers flee Cambodia scam centres, officials say

Workers carry their belongings onto a bus
Workers carry their belongings onto a bus as they leave a suspected scam centre compound in Sihanoukville, Cambodia on 14 January. Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

Thousands of people, including suspected victims of human trafficking, are estimated to have been released or escaped from scam compounds across Cambodia over recent days, after growing international pressure to crackdown on the multibillion-dollar industry.

The Indonesian embassy in Phnom Penh said it had received reports from 1,440 of its nationals who had been released from scam centres, while large queues of Chinese nationals were also seen outside the Chinese embassy.

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