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120 OFWs rescued from trafficking in Mekong River region return home

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A total of 120 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were repatriated from Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia following a coordinated anti-trafficking operation in the Mekong River region, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said Monday. The group of OFWs arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The operation, which involved multiple government agencies, is being hailed as a major success in the country’s ongoing fight against human trafficking and illegal recruitment. IACAT said 77 Filipinos were rescued from Laos, 38 from Myanmar, and five from Cambodia. Among the Myanmar cases were accounts of severe abuse, including a woman forced to…

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