Five Cambodian women rescued from China job scam operation

Five Cambodian women, who were tricked to work in a job scam in China, were rescued by the Cambodian Embassy in Hanoi on July 20, 2024. - PHOTO: PNN TV via The Khmer Times

PHNOM PENH/HANOI (Khmer Times): Five Cambodian women were rescued in Hanoi, while on their way to a job scam operation in China, by the Cambodian Embassy in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In a Telegram message, Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry said that “the Cambodian Embassy in Hanoi rescued five Cambodian women, who were cheated by brokers to work in China, and has facilitated their return to Cambodia via Ho Chi Minh City.”