{
  "id": 12977040,
  "title": "The dangerous business of online jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-dangerous-business-of-online-jobs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-10-08-the-dangerous-business-of-online-jobs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As fraudulent overseas recruitment leads jobseekers into human trafficking and scam compounds, digital platforms and labour laws must evolve to trace and verify paid employment adverts before workers fall prey to scams.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}