Hundreds of illegal workers apprehended

[Lite Beer]

Hundreds of illegal workers apprehended
Chatchawal Sopapan
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Para-military rangers and police joined forces to crackdown on a major supplier of illegal workers in Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district and rounded up 408 Cambodian workers - 336 males and 72 females - before they were transported to employers yesterday.

The authorities are looking for the Thai investor behind the crime.

Burapha Task Force commander Maj-General Srisak Poonprasit said that after an investigation discovered that Cambodians were smuggled into the Kingdom and transported in a wooded area in Tambon Tha Kham, he assigned the Paramilitary Ranger Company 12 to work with Klong Leuk police to capture illegal workers and their agents.

The team destroyed a makeshift bamboo bridge on the Huai Phrom Hod canal that allowed the Cambodians to cross into the Thai side. Officers have also been assigned to guard the area.

The undocumented workers told police that they looked for jobs in Thailand by paying a Bt2,000 fee per head to agents, who provided pick-up trucks or ban rides for them to go to labour jobs in Bangkok and the central and eastern regions.

They claimed some 1,000 Cambodians had been transported previously.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Hundreds-of-illegal-workers-apprehended-30258763.html

-- The Nation 2015-04-26

[arthurboy]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

[Robby nz]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

Try reading farther than the headline before posting.

The authorities are looking for the Thai investor behind the crime.

[NongKhaiKid]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

Try reading farther than the headline before posting.

The authorities are looking for the Thai investor behind the crime.

What exactly does ' looking for ' mean, sometimes absolutely nothing ?

How many times over the years have we read reports which have included the phrase ' connected to an influential local politician ' or words to that effect and nothing more is heard ?

[Somtamnication]

Bad bad illegal workers. Bad bad.

Sigh

[kaorop]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

Apparently they worked with the local cops, and they would know

who was running the show and getting a slice, so made a call before

the operation.

Happens in just about any "raid" where there is prior knowledge.

[halloween]

Bad bad illegal workers. Bad bad.

Sigh

If you can overcome your melancholy, could you explain your post? Are you saying illegal immigration and workers is not so bad?

[arthurboy]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

Try reading farther than the headline before posting.

The authorities are looking for the Thai investor behind the crime.

I did, thanks. Looking for invariably means nothing will happen.

To be clearer:

According to the latest information from the US TIP published in the Nation and BP last week:

1) The number of arrests and convictions last year were way down on 2013.

2) The authorities are still being implicated in trafficking.

3) No Mr. Bigs have been arrested or convicted.

Hope that clears up my previous comment.

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

That bridge is less than 300 meters from Sa Kaeo immigration. One must ask why that area isn't patrolled. The agents are on the Cambodian side of the bridge collecting the 2000 baht. Early in the morning before the sa kaeo immigration gate is open for mass exodus the bamboo bridge is busy with Cambodians or any one else who want to cross in or back. That same bamboo bridge is used to allow gamblers to cross over from Thailand without passports for 3000 baht. Do some reading and you will find numerous people have been found murdered in that same area. Cambodian police and military own this area which by the way doesnt officially exist.

[LuckyLew]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

Try reading farther than the headline before posting.

The authorities are looking for the Thai investor behind the crime.

By looking they actually mean "if the ring leaders decide to turn themselves in they will announce they ring leaders were captured" other than that this will go into the cold case file

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

If you want truth you are best to seek it out yourself. Another "look what we are doing" bullpoop story to make it appear like Thailand is doing more to fight human trafficking. Look at the hundreds of below impoverished, broken and desperate people they've caught and deported back in cages to their hell. Neverthefukinless, the next day those same people are trafficked back in by the real criminals and their bosses who somehow allude capture. Mr. Big? Well... He is sitting pretty <deleted> pretty.

I hate the media in Thailand and Cambodia as they are only propaganda tools of the government and maybe just as corrupt. Most news stories they report are full of erroneous to fabricated lies. Their focus is on getting the news out not on getting it right. What is insulting, to a thinking news reader, is that they (the media) believe they can control the perception of commonsense. What I know and what I believe is there is always more to a story than is reported and sometimes that what is reported is farther from the truth as this planet is from Mars.

[thesetat2013]

So really they just made an immigration raid on some Cambodians who had crossed into Thailand illegally. The headlines are very misleading as these people were not working when they were caught.

There is no doubt charges for working illegally could be beaten if they tried to beat them as well as beating any charges for their financiers.

[rubl]

Strange. I thought that last year all illegal Cambodians scrambled back home to get all required legal papers and came back already as 'legal aliens'?

Are there no Thai candidates for certain jobs, or is the 300 Baht/day law not enforced?

[ExPratt]

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Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

The money that is made from"Labour Supply" the money usually goes way , way up the ladder

[Wilsonandson]

Those rangers need a theme tune, heres an appropriate song

"Theme From Rawhide"

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Rawhide!

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Though the streams are swollen

Keep them doggies rollin',

Rawhide

Rain and wind and weather

Hell bent for leather

Wishin' my gal was by my side

All the things I'm missin'

Good vittles, love and kissin'

Are waiting at the end of my ride

Move 'em on

(Head em' up!)

Head em' up

(Move 'em on!)

Move 'em on

(Head em' up!)

Rawhide!

Cut 'em out

(Ride 'em in!)

Ride 'em in

(Cut em' out!)

Cut 'em out

Ride 'em in,

Rawhide!

Keep movin', movin', movin'

Though they're disaprovin'

Keep them doggies movin',

Rawhide

Don't try to understand 'em

Just rope, throw, and brand 'em

Soon we'll be livin' high and wide

My heart's calculatin'

My true love will be waitin'

Be waitin' at the end of my ride

Move 'em on

(Head em' up!)

Head em' up

(Move 'em on!)

Move 'em on

(Head em' up!)

Rawhide!

Cut em' out

(Ride 'em in!)

Ride 'em in

(Cut em' out!)

Cut em' out

Ride 'em in,

Rawhide!

Yah! (whip crack)

Move 'em on

(Head em' up!)

Head em' up

(Move 'em on!)

Move 'em on

(Head em' up!)

Rawhide!

Cut em' out

(Ride 'em in!)

Ride 'em in

(Cut em' out!)

Cut em' out

Ride 'em in,

Rawhide!

Rollin' rollin',rollin'

Rollin' rollin' rollin' Yah! (whip crack)

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

Rawhiiide

Yah! (whip crack)

Rawhide!

[Bluespunk]

Any raids expected on those businesses employing other previously trafficked workers?

Edited April 26, 2015 by Bluespunk

[retarius]

Arrest the illegal workers. Fine.

As usual, not a word about the agents or Mr. Bigs - from all countries.

Why?

Or is it so, so difficult to set up a sting to bring these people to justice?

Try reading farther than the headline before posting.

The authorities are looking for the Thai investor behind the crime.

'Looking for' does not mean finding or bringing to justice.....you haven't been in Thailand very long have you?

[SOTIRIOS]

...please do not pretend that it is 'so hard' to find the organizers....

...and what about the 'employers'....what charges or fines if any.....

...methinks a foreigner in the same position would 'have the book thrown at him'.....

[soalbundy]

...please do not pretend that it is 'so hard' to find the organizers....

...and what about the 'employers'....what charges or fines if any.....

...methinks a foreigner in the same position would 'have the book thrown at him'.....

That is blasphemy, wash your mouth out with soap and water.

[fareastguy]

Thailand hub of human trafficking !!!
I hope the international community is taking notes

[issanaus]

Thailand hub of human trafficking !!!

I hope the international community is taking notes

TVF the hub of hubris

Sorry the international community is a bit distracted with events in the Med.

[FangFerang]

Don't look at the fisheries human trafficking--look here--we're stopping illegal workers.

Isn't that the same thing?

[Srikcir]

The Cambodia government seems to be MIA in this action. I would think the two constituional monarchies would work closely to prevent Cambodians from illegally crossing the Thai border. Especially since Prayut has established a friendly immigrant-worker system that would eliminate human trafficking brokers. Yet, Cambodians seem to continue to be motivated to illegally enter Thailand for work.

Something is wrong on the Thai side. Prayut wants to build a border fence along Thailand's border with Malaysia. Maybe he should consider a similar fence between Cambodia and Mayanmar. Thailand can become the Hub of Being Fended In.

[rubl]

The Cambodia government seems to be MIA in this action. I would think the two constituional monarchies would work closely to prevent Cambodians from illegally crossing the Thai border. Especially since Prayut has established a friendly immigrant-worker system that would eliminate human trafficking brokers. Yet, Cambodians seem to continue to be motivated to illegally enter Thailand for work.

Something is wrong on the Thai side. Prayut wants to build a border fence along Thailand's border with Malaysia. Maybe he should consider a similar fence between Cambodia and Mayanmar. Thailand can become the Hub of Being Fended In.

With the more close military cooperation between Thailand and China and with China willing to provide expertise, manpower and financing, we might soon have a new tourist attraction in Thailand: The Great Wall

[NeverSure]

I would think the Cambodian (and Myanmar) governments would look the other way as this brings money back into their countries. I don't see any incentive for them to help stop it.

[Kaalle]

Bad bad illegal workers. Bad bad.

Sigh

If you can overcome your melancholy, could you explain your post? Are you saying illegal immigration and workers is not so bad?

Show me the Thais who are willing to work in the sun moving bricks for peanuts.

Edited April 26, 2015 by Kaalle

[halloween]

Bad bad illegal workers. Bad bad.

Sigh

If you can overcome your melancholy, could you explain your post? Are you saying illegal immigration and workers is not so bad?

Show me the Thais who are willing to work in the sun moving bricks for peanuts.

What is the relevance to ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and ILLEGAL WORKERS?

[Kaalle]

Bad bad illegal workers. Bad bad.

Sigh

If you can overcome your melancholy, could you explain your post? Are you saying illegal immigration and workers is not so bad?

Show me the Thais who are willing to work in the sun moving bricks for peanuts.

What is the relevance to ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and ILLEGAL WORKERS?

Burmese without papers doing work that nobody else wants to do is not something I would interpret as "bad". That was my point.

[Thongkorn]

the thing is these people work harder than most Thais, so i think Thailand is shooting itself in the foot again.

[tonbridgebrit]

the thing is these people work harder than most Thais, so i think Thailand is shooting itself in the foot again.

So, if or when Britain is importing a load of cheaper foreign workers, is this good for Britain ? If Britain removes those foreigners who are doing un-skilled and semi-skilled jobs, does that mean Britain is shooting itself in the foot ? I personally think it will benefit Britain if the cheaper foreigners are removed, and British workers are paid a higher wage to do the same work. And I reckon Thailand should do the same thing.

Why bring in a load of cheaper foreigners to compete or replace your own local workers ?