140 Thai women lured into prostitution in Myanmar

[webfact]

 

The Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women revealed that the foundation is working to rescue 140 Thai women lured into prostitution in the Shan state of Myanmar. Some of the victims were forced to take drugs.

 

Several Thai people employed in the Shan state urged the foundation and relevant Thai authorities to intervene and rescue these women. Some employees expressed their dismay, stating that the income and job description they were promised differed drastically from the reality they encountered. Others shared harrowing accounts of being coerced into sex work and compelled to consume drugs against their will.

 

Ruj Thammamongkhon, the Director of the Consular Affairs Department, addressed the media, disclosing that a staggering 140 Thai women urgently require assistance and rescue.

In the immediate term, Thailand plans to collaborate with Burmese authorities to facilitate the repatriation of these women to their homeland. For a long-term solution, authorities from both nations will convene to discuss preventive measures to combat this alarming issue. Furthermore, the Thai authorities are committed to disseminating comprehensive information and warnings to residents about working abroad, aiming to mitigate the risks involved.

 

by Petch Petpailin

 

Pavena Hongsakul | Photo via Facebook/ ท้องถิ่นนิวส์

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/140-thai-women-lured-into-prostitution-in-myanmar

 

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[bignok]

Lured? They choose it. Go get a job.

[ezzra]

I got used to reading the other way around that Myanmar women were lured into Thailand, why? are the Myanmar women not sexy or good looking enough that the they to bring them from Thailand? I guess times have changed,

[ChipButty]

That's funny Lured, they smelt the money 

[Berkshire]

You've got to be some kind of stupid to go work in Myanmar right now.  I mean, come on.

[jaideedave]

Come to work here in Myanmar for good salary.

You can earn 100,000 baht per month waiting tables in a restaurant.We can't find any local women to fill these positions.

You must be young, good looking and have no stretch marks.

gimme a break please . is anyone expected to believe this bullcrap

[Mavideol]

10 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

Come to work here in Myanmar for good salary.

You can earn 100,000 baht per month waiting tables in a restaurant.We can't find any local women to fill these positions.

You must be young, good looking and have no stretch marks.

gimme a break please . is anyone expected to believe this bullcrap

I guess 140 did  555

[Hakuna Matata]

Perhaps they just wanted to be "lured", didn't they?

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women revealed that the foundation is working to rescue 140 Thai women lured into prostitution in the Shan state of Myanmar. Some of the victims were forced to take drugs.

Lured or who went freely for the money.

[NativeBob]

Friend's Thai GF works there as massage therapist serving chinese tourists. Makes pretty hefty income enough to pay for house for her father back at Udon. Small house made of greyish block and no floor, however she did pay for construction. 

[brucegoniners]

There's so much of this.

 

Bottom line is this, don't trust people you know if they offer you a job overseas!!

[digger70]

It's more the problem off Greed . they were promised  big money and got Paid to go there. Now they have to pay back their debt  and have to Work .

One can't fix Stupid .

[xtrnuno41]

Russian women in Pattaya have the same, come to Thailand and get good paid job.

Passport taken and then work for nothing, as mob takes money. You dont earn enough? You get beaten. Once saw a docu about that, but long time ago. Dont know if its still like that, but mob knowing it will. Did they expand to Myanmar? 

[Goat]

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

I got used to reading the other way around that Myanmar women were lured into Thailand, why? are the Myanmar women not sexy or good looking enough that the they to bring them from Thailand? I guess times have changed,

Because it is easier for the traffikers and pimps to control them when in a foreign country with foreign police, language issues, harder to flee etc.

It is against the law so the pimps can oversee them easier and they have no legal rights.

 

It seems most posters on this thread seem to think it is a good thing?

 

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

oh how the tables have turned!  whats good for the goose--turnabout is fair play

 

karma? 

Fairly sure the Thai victims were not pimping out Burmese girls.

[Lacessit]

The average wage in Myanmar is about one-third of that in Thailand. It's why many construction workers in Thailand are Burmese.

This fact should increase the scepticism of Thai workers towards any job offers there.

The Thai education system does not encourage questioning.

[Goat]

13 minutes ago, digger70 said:

It's more the problem off Greed . they were promised  big money and got Paid to go there. Now they have to pay back their debt  and have to Work .

One can't fix Stupid .

They are often lured under false pretences. After arrival bashed and raped day in day out paying off a debt that never goes away.

There are many legitimate jobs overseas that pay more. Are you a bar owner? 

[WHansen]

20 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

Russian women in Pattaya have the same, come to Thailand and get good paid job.

Good luck to them in finding well paid work in Thailand, most westerners earn a months Thai wages in a day or two

[amexpat]

38 minutes ago, digger70 said:

One can't fix Stupid .

How about desperation? 

 

[bignok]

37 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The average wage in Myanmar is about one-third of that in Thailand. It's why many construction workers in Thailand are Burmese.

This fact should increase the scepticism of Thai workers towards any job offers there.

The Thai education system does not encourage questioning.

Average massage girl makes 500 baht a day without extras. If they promise 3000 baht plus that means sex of some kind. The women are stupid.

[Jumbo1968]

Let’s be honest most Thai women are lured into prostitution as needs must due to the poor education system and low salaries.

[swm59nj]

This type of thing happens in many countries. Not just Thailand.  These women take a chance out of desperation.  And yes maybe in some cases ignorance. 

And the people that condone it or think nothing of it.  They are just as low life as the people that trick these women.  With the same level at stupidity. 

[3NUMBAS]

its usually the other way

[Jumbo1968]

25 minutes ago, swm59nj said:

This type of thing happens in many countries. Not just Thailand.  These women take a chance out of desperation.  And yes maybe in some cases ignorance. 

And the people that condone it or think nothing of it.  They are just as low life as the people that trick these women.  With the same level at stupidity. 

Amazes me how bar owners promote prostitution always on the look out for ‘staff’ although some have now gone freelance on the dating apps. Some are genuinely looking for security but in general it’s their only way of earning an income degrading themselves with some usually old fat farang for a few minutes for a few baht.

[Xonax]

From the original article:

"Astonishingly, the Chinese employer even provided them with 900,000 baht to cover their transportation expenses"

"If they wished to return home, they would be required to pay a repatriation fee of 190,000 baht to the employer"

So still a good profit then, unless they flew in a private jet!

 

Edited June 9, 2023 by Xonax

[Berkshire]

18 hours ago, NativeBob said:

Friend's Thai GF works there as massage therapist serving chinese tourists. Makes pretty hefty income enough to pay for house for her father back at Udon. Small house made of greyish block and no floor, however she did pay for construction. 

Yeah right.  And that's all she's doing, giving massages?  Like they can't find anyone in Myanmar who can do massages at "hefty" money, they have to import from Thailand?  Come on. 

[ThaiFelix]

22 hours ago, Berkshire said:

You've got to be some kind of stupid to go work in Myanmar right now.  I mean, come on.

Stupid?  What about the Thai girls who, right in the middle of the epidemic, went to Mayanmar to work in the casino, got ill with covid, came back home by illegally crossing the border and recording it all on Facebook as evidence!  Thats stupid!

[Bday Prang]

15 hours ago, amexpat said:

How about desperation? 

 

desperation???   Do you honestly think there is no "normal" work available in Thailand ?  Of course there is. 

                             Thai women are all to aware what kind of work awaits them in places like Myanmar , Korea, Dubai, Singapore etc.  Far more aware than anybody posting on here. 

It is purely greed that drives them there,   There will always be some who can't cope with the realities but for every 140 that are " begging for assistance" there will be many more who are more than happy with the arrangements

[Bday Prang]

15 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Let’s be honest most Thai women are lured into prostitution as needs must due to the poor education system and low salaries.

Plenty , in fact the majority of  uneducated women here, manage to eke out a modest existence without turning to prostitution, Employment is always available, that is the nature of a developing country. Construction sites, factories, are always hiring. 

Plenty of uneducated Thai men too but they don't all head to boy's town 

[Bday Prang]

23 hours ago, Mavideol said:

I guess 140 did  555

Nah they didn't believe it either, but they thought they would be able to hack it , unfortunately in reality they could not.  There will be many "working" there who are quite happy with their situation

[Neeranam]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Others shared harrowing accounts of being coerced into sex work and compelled to consume drugs against their will.

What about Pattaya, there are tens of thousands there! I used to work in a drug rehab place in Isarn, where we saw and heard many stories that most sexpats don't know about.