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Company Response

3 Oct 2024

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By Meta

Meta's response re- allegations of scams on Facebook leading to trafficking of Filipino workers

… Human exploitation is abhorrent and not allowed on our platforms. We regularly evaluate risks linked to modern slavery and human trafficking that could be caused by, contributed to, or directly linked to our business operations or supply chains…

We have a strong partnership with the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (“DMW”), law enforcement agencies, and non-government organizations where they are able to send reports on problematic online job postings and content trends they have observed on the platform…

In January 2024, with the DMW and other government and civil society partners, we launched an anti-scam campaign called “Be Wais” which specifically included illegal recruitment/job scams as one of the major concerns to watch out for…

We continue to work to remove content on Meta that we determine may facilitate or coordinate the exploitation of humans…

We have teams across investigations, engineering, policy, and integrity who are dedicated to anti-trafficking efforts…

We work to raise human exploitation awareness globally, including by making our Human Exploitation Policies available in a number of languages…

We work with safety organizations worldwide, and among them, we work closely with key anti-trafficking experts…

In March last year, we worked with regional NGOs to launch “search interstitials”… including the Philippines…