21st January 2019
By Tom Law

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:


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.