Gulf News uncovers global job racket These articles were published with support from the Fairway Fellowship, an initiative of the Ethical Journalism Network and International Labour Organization to support quality reporting on labour migration in the Middle East. Gulf News uncovers global job racket Exposé: Indian job portal reaps millions from global recruitment racket Published: January 19, 2019 21:03 Mazhar Farooqui, Features Editor – Special Reports HIGHLIGHTS Indian job portal Wisdom Jobs rakes in millions from global recruitment racket Telesales agents impersonate HR managers of UAE companies to offer non-existent job Thousands worldwide fall for audacious scam daily Victims give shocking testimonies Read the full story on the Gulf News website. Mazhar also followed up the story with articles about how Indian authorities investigated the allegations against Wisdom Jobs: Indian police launch probe into job racket exposed by Gulf News (21 January 2019) Indian police grills Wisdom Jobs CEO, seize records(23 January 2019) Job scam: Indian recruitment company CEO arrested (25 January 2019) These articles were published with support from the Fairway Fellowship, an initiative of the Ethical Journalism Network and International Labour Organization to support quality reporting on labour migration in the Middle East. Main image: Job opportunities listed on Wisdom – jobs are either fake or copied from other recruitment portals. Image Credit: Javed Nawab – Gulf News.
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