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Jul 20, 2022 · The report downgrades Cambodia to Tier 3 for failing to meet minimum standards to eliminate trafficking and not holding officials accountable. It highlights the challenges and recommendations for law enforcement, victim protection, and data collection in the country.
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Sep 20, 2022 · Lured by ads promising easy work and extravagant perks, many are tricked into travelling to Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Once they arrive, they are held prisoner and forced to work in online...
Jul 11, 2024 · The government appointed individuals with past and ongoing public allegations of official complicity in human trafficking-related cases to positions overseeing, or with significant influence over, the government’s anti-trafficking response.
Jun 16, 2023 · The Ministries of Labor and Foreign Affairs operated hotlines for Cambodians working abroad to seek assistance and report cases of human trafficking, but did not report how many calls Cambodian embassies received during 2022. Observers reported officials pressured NGOs and public media outlets not to discuss or report on human trafficking crimes.
According to some NGOs working on human trafficking, many Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand were reportedly unaware of how to apply for travel documentation or how much it should cost – leaving them at higher risk of travel through informal, more vulnerable means – and the government did not take sufficient steps to publicize that ...
According to government data, authorities arrested 26 Cambodian and foreign nationals in connection with 21 cases of “non-sexual human trafficking” (150 in connection with 39 cases in 2018) and 14 cases of sex trafficking involving 27 suspects (39 cases involving 21 suspects in 2018).
The crackdown follows mounting pressure from local media, embassies and charities. The US Treasury’s downgrade of Cambodia to “Tier 3” – the lowest rating – in its 2022 Trafficking in Persons report, put the country at risk of sanctions and reduced foreign assistance.
