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There are plenty of options for students to migrate to foreign countries. Here are 12 Tips for migrant students to avoid job scams abroad.
Searching for new jobs or advancing one career is a hard process these days. There are plenty of options for students to migrate to foreign countries. Student loans have given the best options for students and even housewives to migrate for better employment opportunities, but the number of traps has risen significantly.
The increased availability of loans has helped many students to study abroad, especially those who are from middle-class families to pursue their dreams, but at the same time, these students are getting scammed, and betrayed by consultants and agencies who gave false promises.
Some of them were threatened that they would be deported if they complained. Slowly, they are getting to know the true colours of these agencies that put them in a trap. Either they fall into the hands of scammers, or they are betrayed by the agencies who promise to fulfil their dreams.
Online telephone and fake employment letters are offered. They charge a security deposit and interview fees before scheduling the interview. Some fraudulent disappear after receiving money.
Fake websites, duplicate websites of job portals, and government departments are created to target candidates. Some agencies charge a large sum of money, offering jobs in multinational companies. As soon as they receive money, they just vanish.
Another way of trapping is blackmailing or harassing women. These women employees are subjected to harassment most of the time by their employers and are kept in illegal custody for even up to five years. This is mostly seen outside India, employers try to withhold their passports, and these employees have no other option other than to languish in the country they are residing in.
There are women sufferers whose stories are hidden from the world. Especially housemaids who are living abroad, and few students have come forward to address their employment grievances with the Indian embassies.
Another risk is- migrating students are facing exploitation while looking for part-time jobs. To meet expenses, these students are forced to do such jobs. Some of them are hardly paid for the extra hours they worked.
Scammers will cleverly betray and cheat people who are desperately in need of jobs. Some good platforms will train you with their pieces of software and provide you with all the assistance, but you just need to be careful when they request you to pay for all the unnecessary fees while taking up their assignments. It is always better to ask for a written agreement or read their terms and agreements before taking up the job.
No matter what kind of job you choose, you need to be aware of the consequences, persistent, and proactive.
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