Calls for help come day and night from people sold into slavery: Vietnam envoy in Cambodia

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A group of Vietnamese workers returns to Vietnam from Cambodia through a border gate in An Giang Province, September 1, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Khanh

 

The sheer number of people traveling from Vietnam to Cambodia's Sihanoukville and sold into modern slavery is a major challenge to rescue efforts.

 

Since the beginning of this year the Vietnamese consulate in Sihanoukville has collaborated with Cambodian authorities to carry out 50-60 searches and rescued over 600 people from forced labor.

 

Since last year over 800 Vietnamese have been rescued from Preah Sihanouk Province alone.

 

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