PHNOM PENH: A Japanese restaurant owner accused of overseeing a smuggling ring that forced women into sex work in Japan was charged with trafficking in Cambodia Tuesday, along with his wife and an employee.
The charges follow the dramatic rescue of seven Cambodian women from a restaurant in Gunma, north-west of Tokyo, in December after one of them made a desperate plea for help on Facebook.
Japan has long been a destination for South-east Asian women who travel seeking higher wages but often find themselves forced into sex work or indentured labour. - AFP
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