At just two years old, Aaron’* abuse was livestreamed through a screen just like this one. Online sexual exploitation of children is a rapidly growing crime, driven by demand that comes from countries all over the world – including our own. But Aaron’s story shows us that change is possible if we work together to protect children from violence.
The cyber scam labor trafficking crisis in Cambodia is receiving global news coverage in the LA Times, Reuters, The Guardian, and The Associated Press. Over the last 18 months, IJM has collaborated with concerned embassies and Cambodian National Police to remove over 100 victims of labor trafficking from scamming compounds and help ensure safe repatriation. Jacob Sims, Director of IJM Cambodia, explained to news outlets, “People are coming to us desperate for immediate help. What is going on inside these scamming compounds feels like a true humanitarian crisis.”
In an op-ed for The Hill, Nate King, Director of U.S. Congressional Affairs for IJM, hails the unanimous, bipartisan support that passed the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022.
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