Meeting in Indonesia for the annual ASEAN summit, the region's leaders call for a regional approach to combat human trafficking.
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia – Southeast Asian leaders pledged on Wednesday, May 10, to crack down on online scams operated by human traffickers to prey on vulnerable job seekers, particularly in the poorest countries of the region.
Issuing the first declaration by ASEAN on the danger of traffickers’ cyber scams, the leaders noted “the increasing abuse of technology in facilitating trafficking in persons in Southeast Asia and globally, proliferated through the use and abuse of social media and other online platforms”. There has been a spike in cases of people enslaved in cyber scams, and more than 1,000 victims have been rescued just in recent days.
ASEAN’s efforts to combat human trafficking will include enhancing the capacity of law enforcement agencies to investigate, collect data, exchange information and conduct joint exercises, the declaration said.
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