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Caution Against Overseas Employment Fraud and Crime in Countries Such as Cambodia Busan Strengthens Proactive Measures to Protect Youth Employment

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will implement Overseas Employment Crime Prevention Education to protect young people from recent fraudulent job offers in countries such as Cambodia and Vietnam, which lure victims with promises of high earnings.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there has been a surge in kidnapping, confinement, and disappearance cases involving Korean youth in Cambodia and nearby regions. Some of these areas have even been designated as travel-restricted zones, raising serious safety concerns for young people seeking overseas employment.

In response, the city plans to carry out practical, case-based education programs designed to prevent such crimes and protect young job seekers from becoming involved in illegal activities.

The upcoming sessions will be held on November 6 at 2 p.m. at the Busan Youth Center (52 Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu) and on November 10 at 1 p.m. at the Busan Youth Job Growth Café Branch 3 (252 Hakgam-daero, Sasang-gu).
The lectures will be conducted by criminal lawyer Go Beom-seok of Eunha Law Office, who will cover topics such as common types and characteristics of overseas employment scams, methods for verifying the authenticity of job postings, and step-by-step response manuals in case of damage.
Participants will also receive practical guidance on how to identify warning signs and safely prepare for overseas employment.

Busan Metropolitan City will not only focus on preventive education but will also strengthen its pre- and post-support programs to help victims recover and restart their careers.
Programs include the Credit Recovery Support Program that connects victims to financial counseling services, the Mind Connection Project providing psychological counseling for overseas employment fraud victims and job-seeking youth under stress, and the Social Entry Activity Support Program designed to enhance employability and promote stable reentry into society.

Additionally, the city will produce and distribute real-life case-based promotional content to raise awareness of such crimes.
Card news and video content on preventing employment scams will be published through official online channels such as Busan Youth Platform, Busan Youth YouTube, Youth Zone (G) on Instagram, and other local youth community spaces.

Kim Gwi-ok, Director General of the Youth-Industry Cooperation Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated,
“Human trafficking crimes disguised as overseas employment are rapidly becoming a social issue. The city will strengthen its proactive measures to ensure that young people do not suffer irreversible harm from a momentary temptation.”

She further emphasized,
“Most overseas job offers promising high income or introduced through acquaintances are fraudulent or linked to criminal activity. We urge not only young people but also their parents and families to remain highly cautious.”