Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath followed up on a story in which up to 1,000 Thais fell victim to a Thai led operation to send workers fruit picking for wild berries in Finland.

 

They were charged 50,000 baht a head. But on arrival they had their passports taken and were told they were in more debt than they imagined.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

This had to be paid off at 14-18 hours work a day and ended up with human trafficking charges made against two Thais in Finland, a man and a woman.

 

Yesterday's operation in offices in the Ratchada area of Bangkok involved a DSI led search at a place used as a Bangkok base for the pair. 

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Officers from a large number of state agencies including the Finnish police took part in the serving of the search warrant. 

 

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more Thai's conning Thai's .....    haha

Just now, steven100 said:

more Thai's conning Thai's .....    haha

It is far more prevalent than reported in the news.  One item that was reported was that recent trip to 'Korea'? when the Thais were informed that they owed more money once they got there.  Those Thais just got a taste of what happens to foreigners in Thailand all the time.

 

A lot of Thais make decent money picking wild fruit in Finland and return year after year.  I hope that the two Thais involved here are not able to buy their way out and serve long jail times.  The seized assets should be sold and the proceeds divided among the victims.  I doubt this will happen.

4 minutes ago, lujanit said:

It is far more prevalent than reported in the news.  One item that was reported was that recent trip to 'Korea'? when the Thais were informed that they owed more money once they got there.  Those Thais just got a taste of what happens to foreigners in Thailand all the time.

 

A lot of Thais make decent money picking wild fruit in Finland and return year after year.  I hope that the two Thais involved here are not able to buy their way out and serve long jail times.  The seized assets should be sold and the proceeds divided among the victims.  I doubt this will happen.

yes .....  it's similar to the stories of Thais travelling to Dubai for jobs working in massage parlours,  only to discover once they get there they have been conned into paying back 1/2 their salary for months and sometimes years until their debt to the broker and the middle man is paid off.  They are forces into the sex trade,  and if they don't provide they won't receive their passport or salary until they work as requested.

3 hours ago, lujanit said:

It is far more prevalent than reported in the news.  One item that was reported was that recent trip to 'Korea'? when the Thais were informed that they owed more money once they got there.  Those Thais just got a taste of what happens to foreigners in Thailand all the time.

 

A lot of Thais make decent money picking wild fruit in Finland and return year after year.  I hope that the two Thais involved here are not able to buy their way out and serve long jail times.  The seized assets should be sold and the proceeds divided among the victims.  I doubt this will happen.

we have a few family in Korea, last one that went last week got shafted by immigration there for 3k then sent back. Out of the 24 in the group only 7 got in. The berry picking is not what it used to be either.

 

 

20 hours ago, webfact said:

They were charged 50,000 baht a head. But on arrival they had their passports taken and were told they were in more debt than they imagined.

Thais scamming Thais, how quaint.

On 12/14/2022 at 2:41 AM, steven100 said:

more Thai's conning Thai's .....    haha

Thai Rak Thai,said no-one,ever!

The usual gratuitous Thai bashers are out, ignoring that the same thing happens in their own countries. Illegal and underpaid labour? Never heard of it!