Human trafficking victim rescued from Myanmar ring by Thai officials

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Chiang Rai officials have successfully executed a rescue operation, saving a 29 year old Udon Thani woman, known as Nam, from a human trafficking ring in Myanmar. It was revealed that she had been coerced into providing sexual services to call centre employees in the Shan state by Chinese perpetrators.

 

The incident was initially flagged by a citizen journalist from the Facebook page, Ninja Today, to the Chiang Rai police and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. Utilising the National Referral Mechanism – a regional information-sharing system regarding human trafficking, Thai officials managed to locate Nam in a Chinese-run call centre in Myanmar, leading to her rescue.

 

Nam returned to Thailand on Friday, narrating her ordeal to the media. She was working at a Bangkok restaurant in May this year when a TikTok user lured her into a “customer relations” role at a site in Shan state. The job promised a daily wage of 900 Chinese yuan (4,300 baht) minus 450 yuan for expenses. Despite initial resistance, Nam was persuaded to travel north to Chiang Rai and cross the Myanmar border with the help of a local smuggler.

 

by Neill Fronde

Image courtesy of Chiang Rai Immigration Center

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/thai-officials-rescue-woman-from-human-trafficking-ring-in-myanmar

 

-- The Thaiger 2023-09-04

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Despite initial resistance, Nam was persuaded to travel north to Chiang Rai and cross the Myanmar border with the help of a local smuggler.

At which point you know it's not going to end well...