51 Thai workers rescued from Malaysia

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51 Thai workers rescued from Malaysia
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SONGKHLA, Nov 25 -- Thailand's Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTD) rescued more than 50 Thai workers scammed by illegal employment agent to work in neighbouring Malaysia.

The police division believes that the job agency is connected to a human trafficking syndicate.

A Songkhla Employment Office official, Thanet Sanitwatee, joined AHTD police officers to rescue 51 Thai labourers tricked by an illegal employment agent to work in Thailand's neighbouring country by providing the workers with fake job documents.

All of the rescued workers have now crossed the Thai-Malaysia border back to Songkhla's Sa Dao district, where Thai officials are questioning them to find out about what had happened.

One worker said each paid Bt20,000-25,000 to the agency, which provided them with legal traveling documents but false work permits which cut costs for the agency.

In the mean time, the anti-trafficking officers caught two suspects in the case and charged both with conspiring to illegally hire workers to work abroad.

Both suspects are being questioned, as the Thai authorities want to find out whether the scam is connected to any human trafficking syndicate.

Mr Thanet said the 51 Thai workers are skilled labourers and they are in demand in Malaysia. He said that his office would assist them in working out how they could return to work in Malaysia, once all the legal processes concerning the case are completed. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-11-26

[dcutman]

Interesting, when human trafficking cases involves Thai victims, how effective this AHTD police can be.

[Loles]

And 510 000 migrant workers are waiting for rescue from Thailand.

[Suffinator]

And 510 000 migrant workers are waiting for rescue from Thailand.

And then some!

[impulse]

I don't get it.

Locals of nearby countries pay big bucks to get smuggled into Thailand for "good jobs". Thai locals pay big bucks to get smuggled into those same neighboring countries for "good jobs".

Seems like there's a disconnect somewhere?

[Lupatria]

Nice example of saving face. Not to mention the nationality of a main player in the article, or am I that wrong to assume that the trafficker/scammer is Thai?

[Bluespunk]

I could be wrong, but this sounds like they were conned by being supplied with illegal work permits rather than being trafficked.

Though the article doesn't give a lot of information, so.....

Edited November 26, 2014 by Bluespunk

[how241]

I don't get it.

Locals of nearby countries pay big bucks to get smuggled into Thailand for "good jobs". Thai locals pay big bucks to get smuggled into those same neighboring countries for "good jobs".

Seems like there's a disconnect somewhere?

+1...A little hard to understand but I'm sure there is a reason behind it.

[Thai at Heart]

He said that his office would assist them in working out how they could return to work in Malaysia, once all the legal processes concerning the case are completed. (MCOT online news)

Something doesn't scan here. Isn't he going to be charged with anything? Strikes me the Malaysians found this lot working illegally and called the Thais . and this is the result.

Thaia sort of but not accused of people trafficking.

[Felt 35]

Rescued from Malaysia seems everything is ready for Asean cooperation.......

[Bignose]

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I don't get it.

Locals of nearby countries pay big bucks to get smuggled into Thailand for "good jobs". Thai locals pay big bucks to get smuggled into those same neighboring countries for "good jobs".

Seems like there's a disconnect somewhere?

I think the difference may be in skilled, and unskilled workers!

Thailand does have some very, very skilled craftsmen who are in great demand elsewhere.

[amja]

WOW! not uch a thai.

All the LAO, Burmeese and Cambodian workers not mentoinded.

Those are the nationalities that build all the fancy hotels and houses.

thais go to Malaysia, Malaysians go to filippines, filippines goes everywhere pay is better, just a chain of living.

Amja

[chainarong]

There are rogues on all sides of the boarders, Thailand is not an orphan when it comes to anti social creativity , the best card scammers come out of Malaysia , they should be in OZ now, in time for the Xmas period.

[maidee]

when u have to pay to get a job, you are on the wrong end of the business deal