The Pavena Foundation for Children and Women rescued three traumatised Thai women who suffered a mortifying experience after they were lured into prostitution in Myanmar. One of the victims was sold to a brothel after booking a holiday with a travel agency on TikTok.

 

The victims recounted their unfortunate fate in Myanmar during an interview with Channel 3 yesterday, November 13. The first victim reported that she found a travel package to Kentung town in the Shan state of Myanmar. The package was cheap costing only 8,000 baht for a three-day trip, so she decided to book it.

 

Unfortunately, it was not like she read in the brochure. Upon arrival in Myanmar, she was immediately taken to a pickup where a woman told her that her employer had bought her from the travel agency for 25,000 yuan (124,800 baht) and she had to sell sex at an entertainment venue called KTV in Mong Pawk City. The entertainment venue offers a casino, brothel, and nightclub to clients.

The woman said that she met a Chinese owner who made her sign an employment document which was written in Chinese and forced her to sell sex. Anyone who did not obey the owner would be tortured.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via MGR Online

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-14

 

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Thai government assistance

The women stayed at some police accommodation at first before trying to contact the Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon for a safe return to Thailand. Unfortunately, the embassy, which charges 60,000 baht per person to help people in that predicament, did not respond to their messages.

Tomorrow's government response:

Misunderstanding...

Don't ya just love tiktok. 

Thanks China! 

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The woman said that she met a Chinese owner who made her sign an employment document which was written in Chinese and forced her to sell sex. Anyone who did not obey the owner would be tortured.

Nice Chinese operators.