"Fake job agents lure rural tamil nadu youth overseas despite police crackdowns"

It was only when he found himself trapped in a restaurant in Malaysia, his passport confiscated...a parotta master from Pudukkottai in rural Tamil Nadu, realised his dream of a better life overseas was hijacked by a fake job agent...the cost of that 'job' was ₹6 lakh...

...Once abroad, the workers become undocumented and unprotected. Many are forced to work at eateries, construction sites, or in cybercrime rackets...

...a Malaysian human rights non-profit organisation, says most of those rescued are from rural Tamil Nadu...Job seekers are promised legal construction work but usually end up stranded, without wages or valid visas...

...only registered agencies can operate legally...If something goes wrong, we can compensate. But with unregistered agents, there's no mechanism to act swiftly...