‘Blood Slave’ in Cambodia Tricked by False Job Ad Throws Spotlight on Recruitment Platforms in China

The story of a Chinese man lured by a fake job ad, kidnapped and forced to work as a “blood slave” in Cambodia has put the spotlight on the obligations of job recruitment platforms such as 58.com.

The victim, whose family name is Li, was forcibly taken to the Southeast Asian country after applying for the job, where he was illegally detained by an online gambling fraud gang who literally bled him for money, China’s embassy in Cambodia said in a statement (link in Chinese) last week.