Online Deception in Labour Migration

We target online deception as the specific use of social media, websites, and digital tools to trick labour migrants about job availability, wages, and working conditions.

We treat online deception as a primary pipeline for human trafficking in South Asia. Fraudulent brokers use fabricated testimonials, doctored photos, and fake company profiles to build a false front for their scam operations.

The IOM consistently identifies this digital deception as a leading cause of migrant vulnerability and exploitation in the region.

To fight this, we run forensic digital research to trace exactly where these deceptive campaigns start. We build tailored literacy solutions that teach prospective migrants how to reverse-search images, verify company registration numbers, and spot red flags of digital fraud.

By partnering with law enforcement, we make sure the evidence gathered from these online deception cases leads to actual prosecutions. This turns our research into an actionable disruption of labour trafficking networks.