PHNOM PENH, — Thirty Cambodian victims of human trafficking
were repatriated to Cambodia on Tuesday after they were deceived to work
illegally in Indonesia, a government’s statement said.
The statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation said the 30 Cambodian victims, who were
repatriated on Tuesday, were part of the total 65 victims who were
deceived by human traffickers to work illegally in Indonesia for months
or years.
However, the statement said, the second group of another 30 will be
repatriated on Dec. 12 and the remaining five will come back later.
According to the statement, the repatriation was made possible after
full cooperation between the Cambodian government and the government of
Indonesia with the help of the International Organization of Migration.
It said all the 65 victims were rescued in Maluku Province in Indonesia.
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