Thailand saves 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar
Thailand saves 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar
Thailand received 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar on Thursday, more than half of which are Ethiopians, according to the Thai military. This is part of an extensive return campaign that against the background of an increasing razzia against fraud centers At the porous border between Thailand and Myanmar stands.
human trafficking and illegal online operations
According to the United Nations, criminal gangs acted hundreds of thousands of people and forced them to work in illegal online operations that generate billions of all over Southeast Asia annually. The border area between Thailand and Myanmar is particularly affected.
review of the national origin
"After reviewing the group and the review of their nationalities, it was found that there were 138 Ethiopians out of a total of 20 nationalities," said the Thai military in a message.
reaction of the Thai authorities
Despite the fact that this Illegal operations The Thai authorities last month after the Chinese actor Wang Xing in Thailand had been kidnapped after he was lured with the view of a acting career. He was later freed from the Thai police, which found him in Myanmar.
Return of the victims
On Wednesday, many of the human traffickers who were sent back from the Myanmar area Myawaddy were to be seen how they crossed the moei river to Thailand. There they were led to Thai military vehicles while soldiers watch.
search for forced labor
The Democratic Karen Buddhist army, a group of rebel from Myanmar, which operates along the Thai border, reported that they had found around 260 people who came from unspecified “companies” when their employees searched for forced labor.
Unclear about the origin of the victims
"We don't know how they came here," Major Saw San Aung, the group's chief of staff, told Reuters. "We continue the search for forced labor and will send it back."