This news story is such bullshit. First of all, 70% is double the actual %, or more than double. Second, I’d like to see some reputable sources claiming that the workers are slaves.

News story about Lao cracking down on cyber scam networks, says the % of GDP may be as high as 40%. https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2024/12/08/opinion-laos-scam-trafficking-david-hutt/

Edit: even if you use your own source’s actual data, the cyberscam $ is not included in the GDP so if you add them together and then calculate the % of cyberscam to the total it’s like 40% using your own data.