Rohingya Refugee Camps Rife With Forced Labor, Sexual Exploitation

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, are fertile grounds for traffickers who prey upon vulnerable people.  It says young women and girls in particular are lured into situations of forced labor and sexual exploitation. An investigation by IOM staff has identified nearly 100 Rohingya refugees who have escaped abusive trafficking situations and returned to Cox’s Bazar.  The IOM says these small numbers are...

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