MANILA | Southeast Asian leaders, joined by counterparts from the United States, China and other major partners, are preparing to intensify regional cooperation against online scams, human trafficking and cybercrime as criminal networks expand their operations across borders using increasingly sophisticated digital technology.
The issue is expected to feature prominently at the East Asia Summit in Manila, where leaders will express grave concern over the growing threat posed by transnational criminal organizations, according to a draft joint statement obtained by The Associated Press on November 13.
The proposed statement calls for stronger financial and digital safeguards, intelligence-sharing, coordinated law enforcement and cooperation among governments to dismantle scam centers. It also highlights the human cost of these operations, particularly the trafficking and forced labor of people recruited through fraudulent overseas employment offers.
Authorities across Southeast Asia have documented cases in which workers were recruited through fake job advertisements promising lucrative employment abroad, only to be transported to scam compounds and forced to defraud victims. Those who refuse to cooperate or attempt to escape have reportedly faced threats, physical abuse and torture.
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