snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Fishing boat slaves rescued in PhuketKritsada Mueanhawong PHUKET: -- Phuket and Bangkok officials raided a dormitory in Koh Sireh yesterday to rescue 32 illegal Myanmar workers being held captive and forced to work without pay.Officials were alerted to the dormitory after a worker, named only as Nai, escaped from the fishing boat they were forced to work on and swam ashore to call relatives in Myanmar.“Mr Nai’s relatives contacted the Myanmar Embassy and Labor Rights Promotion Network Foundation,” said Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent Khunnadet Nanongkhai. “When we were alerted to the situation, we joined forces with the Anti-Human Trafficking Division and the Royal Thai Police to search the dormitory.”Full Story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Fishing-boat-slaves-rescued-Phuket/63010?desktopversion#ad-image-0 -- Phuket Gazette 2016-01-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeungKen Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 2 Posts removed. Please post in a civil manner or warnings will be issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Was anybody arrested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygourmet Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Was anybody arrested? It looks like the Burmese were arrested. For illegal entry and working without permit, I presume... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 ^^^Click the link and read the whole story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Amazing, so two Burmese suspects get aressted. Guaranteed they aren't the ones behind this, nor would the people behind this allow Burmese to operate on their turf without most of the proceeds going to the people behind this, who I din't think are actually Burmese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) How the hell does "Held captive and forced to work without pay" equate to "illegal workers"? Please tell me something has been lost in translation And after reading the whole story, it would be interesting to hear what exactly is meant by "empty handed" The discovery of the 32 men comes months after island officials declared that their two-month crackdown on human smuggling and human trafficking came up empty handed - See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Fishing-boat-slaves-rescued-Phuket/63010?desktopversion#ad-image-0 Edited January 30, 2016 by LeungKen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 nice to see the progress in abolishing slavery on thai fishing vessels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanuman2543 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 That particular boat must have been under the attention radar of the teams sent here by the EU and the US and despite all the "efforts" the Thai officials are undertaking to stop the slavery here. Keep up the good "work". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yann55 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Why do these guys have to squat ? Is it not enough for them to have been enslaved, maltreated and ruthlessly exploited by Thai ruffians for months and sometimes years, the moment they are 'liberated' they have to be treated like animals and humiliated by the authorities of the country of their former masters ? What happened to Buddhist compassion ? respect ? kindness ? Today the Thai police catches ONE boat, and not because they looked for it, found it and chased it but because one slave managed to escape and alert his country along with a NGO. How many others are still operating ? How many thousands of slaves are still at sea right now ? And the EU just gave another 6 months to Thailand after deciding they were "satisfied with the way Thai authorities are addressing the problem ..." Shame on you EU. Edited January 30, 2016 by Yann55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duckyboy Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 The escaped worker was wise to contact relatives in Myanmar as the BIB may have returned him to the dormitory or charged him with unlawful work or entry. Yes, reading this crap every day has made a cynic of me, or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ....we keep hearing how 'the problem has been fixed'.... ...hope they nab the 'end user'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 No Thai people arrested so no justice will be done here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) 1: The EU pulled an absolute corker didn't they? 2: Look on the bright side - there's 32 people they can pin things on. I expect the local "crime clear up figures" will go through the roof! Edited January 30, 2016 by JAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Not sure how 32 able fisherman can be held captive by a man and woman but there it is. I just hope justice is served and the EU looks back at there assessment of the progress that has been made or not made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapson Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Obviously another photo op, get the Burmese to kneel down in rows just in case they might be confused with the upstanding Thai law enforcement. They are at best sometimes complete to@@ers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 A few stories of cracking down on slavery in the fishing industry, well timed with the focus on by the EU. This offensive propaganda says it all, no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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