29 Filipinas in Malaysia rescued from trafficking

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22, (AFP): Malaysian police have rescued 29 Filipinas who had been trafficked into work in bars, the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur said on Wednesday.

The women were rescued from two bars in the town of Bintulu in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on June 9 after the embassy brought reports of trafficked women to Malaysian police, a statement by the embassy said.

Also arrested during the raid were three Filipinos who served as agents and caretakers of the women, it said.

It gave no further details on the case of the 29 women. But it said some individuals and agencies were allegedly offering work in Malaysia to people who enter as tourists, promising to convert them to employment visas in exchange for payment.

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