菲律宾拘留中心内：诈骗工人等待遣返回国

菲律宾政府正在一处临时拘留中心收押数十名被解救的诈骗产业劳工，他们来自中国、越南、马来西亚等多个国家，正等待遣返回国。1这些工人被诱骗来菲从事在线诈骗工作，遭受暴力胁迫、人口贩运和极低薪酬。1联合国人权高专办估计，全球有超过30万人来自66个国家从事此类非法网络诈骗活动。1

2024年3月，菲律宾班班市臭名昭著的Baofu诈骗产业综合体被查获，400名外国劳工获救。1该产业基地内有36栋建筑，包括游泳池、中餐厅和宿舍等设施。1一些工人遭受了极端虐待：一名化名为Wind的中国工人被多次出售，最高价格达210万菲律宾比索（约3.4万美元）；1另一名化名为Jade的工人因拒绝参与诈骗遭殴打，被迫拔牙。1工人每天需在电脑前工作长达16小时进行复杂的在线诈骗。1

菲律宾总统迪迪安·马科斯在2024年7月下令禁止所有诈骗活动。1前班班市市长爱丽丝·郭因人口贩运被判终身监禁，目前仍面临洗钱指控。1尽管政府采取行动，犯罪团伙已分裂成更小的难以检测的组织。1目前临时拘留中心约70人等待遣返，而该中心高峰期曾容纳900多人。1

Hundreds of foreign laborers trafficked into the Philippines' illegal online fraud industry are now held in temporary detention centers pending their return home. These workers, originating from countries including China, Vietnam, and Malaysia, were deceived into traveling to the Philippines under false pretenses and forced into cybercrime operations 1. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates that over 300,000 people from 66 countries are currently engaged in such illegal online fraud activities globally 1.

The workers endured severe exploitation during their captivity, including violence, trafficking, and minimal wages while laboring at computers for up to 16 hours daily on complex fraud schemes 1. One Chinese worker, identified as "Wind," was sold multiple times, with the highest price reaching 2.1 million Philippine pesos, approximately $34,000 1. Another worker known as "Jade" was beaten for refusing to participate in fraudulent activities and was forced to have teeth extracted 1. A temporary detention center in Manila's Nasdake building currently holds approximately 70 individuals awaiting repatriation, though the facility previously accommodated over 900 people at its peak 1.

In March 2024, authorities raided the notorious Baofu scam compound in Bamban, rescuing 400 foreign workers and dismantling an operation that sprawled across 36 buildings featuring amenities such as swimming pools, Chinese restaurants, and dormitories 1. Former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo received a life sentence for human trafficking charges and faces additional money laundering allegations 1. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued a nationwide ban on all scam operations in July 2024 1, though criminal networks have since fragmented into smaller, harder-to-detect organizations 1.