‘Contemplated suicide’: Ethiopians recount horror of SE Asia scam centresThu, 27 Feb 2025 03:40:57 GMT
Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.The complexes have flourished across the region, often staffed by foreigners who are made to swindle people in what analysts say is a multi-billion-dollar industry.Among them …