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Whistleblower Exposes Slave Colony for Cybercrime
27 Jan
Summary
- Workers are forced laborers held in debt bondage with no passports.
- Scam compounds in Southeast Asia enslave hundreds of thousands.
- Victims are coerced into stealing tens of billions of dollars annually.
A whistleblower has provided unprecedented insight into a "pig butchering" scam compound in Laos, revealing a disturbing reality of forced labor and systematic fraud. This operation, known as the Boshang compound, is one of many across Southeast Asia that exploit hundreds of thousands of individuals.
These victims, often lured with false job offers, are trapped in debt bondage, stripped of their passports, and forced to meet scam revenue quotas. Failure to comply results in severe punishment, including physical violence and even death. The compound's management employs a deceptive mix of corporate motivational rhetoric and brutal coercion.
Analysis of leaked internal communications, spanning 4,200 pages, details how workers are fined into deeper servitude. Despite generating millions in illicit funds, management frequently expressed dissatisfaction and imposed further penalties. This system of indentured servitude, rather than outright imprisonment, is key to controlling the enslaved workforce.
