Beware of human traffickers, Sabah job seekers warned

KOTA KINABALU: Youths in the state must take greater initiatives to carefully verify information on job prospects outside Sabah before accepting offers to avoid falling victims to human trafficking syndicates.

In making the call yesterday, Sabah Youth Council president Kevin Lim said there were many cases where Sabahan youths fell victims after simply accepting jobs without prior verification on the legitimacy of such employers and jobs offered.

There are plenty of irresponsible groups who are out to cheat unsuspecting individuals using the lure of attractive job offers and lucrative salaries.

Unfortunately, many of our Sabahan youths had fallen victims to these scams in the past. Therefore I urge others to be more careful when applying for jobs, especially those outside the state, Kevin told The Borneo Post yesterday.

Human trafficking, according to its Wikipedia definition, is a trade involving illegal movement or migration of humans for the purpose of legitimate/forced labour.

Human trafficking can occur within a country or internationally and is considered a crime against the person because of the violation of the victims rights through coercion and exploitation.

Victims of human trafficking are generally forced to work for or provide services to the trafficker or others.

They are held against their will through acts of coercion, and forced to work for or provide services to the trafficker or others.

The work or services may include anything from bonded or forced labor to commercialized sexual exploitation.

The arrangement may be structured as a work contract, but with no or low payment, or on terms which are highly exploitative.

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Beware of human traffickers, Sabah job seekers warned