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569 Indonesian Survivors Return Home After being Freed from Scam Centers in Myanmar
The Indonesian government, with assistance from the government of Thailand, successfully repatriated 569 Indonesian citizens who had been trafficking and forced to participate in scamming activities from the scamming compounds in Myawaddy, Myanmar. These individuals were part of a group of about 7,000 people from various nationalities who were freed from scam centers in Myanmar, following a crackdown on scamming operations. -
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Nearly 260 Workers Freed from Myanmar Scam Compounds Identified as Trafficking Victims in Thailand
Last week, 260 people from 19 different countries working in industrial-scale, online scamming operations based in Myawaddy, Myanmar were released by an ethnic armed militia group and handed over to Thai authorities across the border in Mae Sot, Thailand. These scamming complexes are notorious for trafficking victims into horrific working conditions involving constant surveillance, threats of physical punishment, and beatings. Over the weekend, Thai officials identified 258 of the freed individuals as human trafficking victims under Thailand’s National Referral Mechanism for protecting victims of trafficking. -
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From Myanmar, to Thailand, to Cambodia: Brothers’ Journey Ends in Rescue from Abusive Employer
After being cheated and exploited for more than a year, two brothers from Myanmar are free and safely home. -
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Unsafe in Lockdown: Migrant Labourers, Already Vulnerable to Modern Slavery, Now Dangerously Exposed
“I wasn’t ready. There was no sign. We were doing our job in the morning, and then we were told to leave the factory later that afternoon. Our supervisor told us because of the pandemic, the factory will be closed until further notice.” -
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Rescue at Sea: Five Fishermen Free
Five fishermen are now free from forced labour and human trafficking after being rescued by Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) with assistance from IJM. Four of the fishermen were identified by Thai government officers on Tuesday as victims of human trafficking, while the fifth was identified as a forced labour victim under Thailand’s new forced labour law. -
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International Justice Mission Announces Third Grant from Walmart.org to Combat Trafficking in Thai Fishing Industry
International Justice Mission (IJM), the world’s largest international anti-slavery organization, has announced its third grant awarded by the Walmart Foundation to continue addressing human trafficking, also known as modern slavery, in the Thai fishing industry.