Cambodia steps up fight against human trafficking


PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Authorities have to-date recorded 707 reports of human trafficking in all forms into a central log, which involved the detention of 120 suspects, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng (pic) told a Jan 20 meeting on foreigner employment.

Officials have made significant inroads in the investigations of 445 cases, involving 1,045 foreigners, leading to the closure of five businesses, he said, revealing that the 120 detainees were of four nationalities.

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