It was not entirely true, but partly true,” he said.

“We went down there to see the situation. 18 after an inter-ministerial agency meeting at the Interior Ministry on fighting human trafficking. Sar Kheng addressed the casino workers escape with the press on Aug. Among the 46 people who have returned to Taiwan in recent months, some described being forced to sign contracts, and being assaulted, raped, denied food and water, and raped.Ĭambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng ordered immigration officials and police officers to develop a plan to fight human trafficking, which plagues the region. Taiwan authorities have been quoted as saying that almost 5,000 citizens have been recorded travelling to Cambodia without returning. Most victims appear to be from Taiwan and Vietnam. The incident comes as more attention is focused on Chinese-run casinos in Southeast Asia and allegations of business scams, prostitution and worker abuse, including holding employees against their will. The workers ran from the company's building. Kandal provincial prosecutor Ek Sun Reaksmey told VOD that authorities were preparing to send back to Vietnam the one person who was recaptured by the Pacific Real Estate Company, registered under the name Tai Ping Yang Fang Di Chan Wu Ye Guan Li. 20.Īuthorities also have arrested two Vietnamese in neighboring An Giang province, across the border from Kandal, for their alleged role in helping Vietnamese illegally enter Cambodia to work. One person had been recaptured and another was missing in the river, VOD reported on Monday.Ī 16-year-old worker from Vietnam’s Gia Lai province was found dead in the Binh Di River, which the workers had jumped into as they fled the casino, the Vietnamese news outlet VnExpress reported on Aug. The video shows the workers jumping into a river, chased by guards swinging metal rods.Ĭambodian authorities have detained the Chinese manager as it investigates allegations of forced labor and worker abuse. More than 42 Vietnamese workers escaped from the Koh Thom casino complex in Kandal province in Cambodia as seen in the video posted by media outlet VnExpress on Aug. A video reportedly showing dozens of Vietnamese workers making a dramatic escape from a Chinese-managed casino in Cambodia has prompted new questions about worker abuse as a U.N.

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