UN Migration Agency: young Rohingya girls, largest group of trafficking victims in camps

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More than a year into the crisis in Cox’s Bazar, the number of Rohingya refugees has reached nearly one million, with young girls in Bangladesh refugee camps sold into forced labour accounting for the largest group of trafficking victims, reported the UN Migration Agency (IOM) on Tuesday.

UN Migration Agency: young Rohingya girls, largest group of trafficking victims in camps
October 16, 2018 at 08:19AM : International People Search
October 16, 2018 at 08:19AM

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