Migrant workers caught at a massage parlour detained without bail

Seventy-seven migrant workers who were rounded up at a massage parlour in Huay Khwang area by a special unit of the Interior Ministry on Wednesday night have been detained at the Criminal Court’s detention cells.

Of the 77, 57 of them were found to be without work permits while the rest were found to have taken up jobs different from those stated in their work permits.

Officials said that all the migrant workers were denied bail because they didn’t have permanent residences and they might escape if they were freed on bail.

Altogether 121 female workers were found in the Nataree massage parlour. Nine of them were found to have been lured into prostitution by their procurers. 12 others are being checked whether they are minor or not because they have no ID cards.

23 workers who are over 18 were fined on charges of loitering and illegal assembly and later released.

As for the manager of the massage parlour and his four employees, officials said they faced charges of human trafficking and providing shelter to illegal migrant workers.

The officials are still looking for the owner of the parlour.

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/migrant-workers-caught-massage-parlour-detained-without-bail/

-- Thai PBS 2016-06-10

afraid they do a Thai?

Punish the victims, but the big fish gets away...yet again.

"The officials are still looking for the owner of the parlour."

- Perhaps if the Authorities were to actually *name* the owner of the parlour, I (and the local population) could assist them with their search.

[And in the unlikely event of the Owner actually being interviewed by the Police, what are the chances that he/she/it will be "detained" ( - for *any* period of time) ?]

How do they check how old they are? Teeth plus or minus 8 years?

Punish the victims, but the big fish gets away...yet again.

The big fish will turn into the gift that keeps on giving.

How do they check how old they are? Teeth plus or minus 8 years?

No they count the number of bahts in your wallet. The old fatter ones have lean wallets.

That's a relief, foreign prostitutes so Thailand's reputation of no prostitution is still intact.

Instead of locking up the girls some of them being underage why not set them free. The authorities are spruiking about how it is fighting human trafficking but here we see victims being incarcerated and the Thai villains are free.

This story just does not have a "Happy Ending".

Thai jobs being taken away by foreigners lol

So they can work as labourers, but not as hookers.....doing Thai hookers out of work I guess.........

"23 workers who are over 18 were fined on charges of loitering and illegal assembly"

Erm...say what?

Ooooh, I see- going tor the snake's head again!

How very brave!

Another job Thais no longer want.

I've seen some migrant worker tallies of 3 million, with maybe 10-15% legal. Seems like that number could be a lot greater?

How do they check how old they are? Teeth plus or minus 8 years?

They look up their date!

Some police district commanders will have a lot of explaining to do to the pissed off massage parlor owners of why their bribe payments didn't protect them from the raids."Sorry boys, but the money has already been spent ,so no refunds" " The next time we will try to get one of our informers into this group like we have in the people raiding the casinos so nobody gets caught." hehehe 555 I just love seeing the bib get caught with their pants down, 5555

That's a relief, foreign prostitutes so Thailand's reputation of no prostitution is still intact.

Instead of locking up the girls some of them being underage why not set them free. The authorities are spruiking about how it is fighting human trafficking but here we see victims being incarcerated and the Thai villains are free.

Maybe the NGO involved will step up and help the victims out? Or maybe they can step up and donate large sums of money to the families of the "victims" for the loss of future earnings and help pay off the families debts? What more will the NGO do to really help the "victims" in this mess other than post on their blog about how victorious they are?

Typical Thai police reaction go for .the low hanging fruit. To me that is not news when you have the guy with the Benz and gold chains you have a bust.

So it's the crown of bad immigrants again. Well, explains the THB 76'000 bribes listed in that booklet which most likely will get lost within the next few days.
It's time to close down the police - if you really want to start cleaning up this place but then again, who wants a clean up as long as everybody takes a cut.

I - for one - notice with distress, that Thailand has been in (bad) news for the last 20 years; nothing positive whatsoever came out of this country and while they keep pouring oil into very hot fire some oligarch elite members remain untouchable. The owner of this soapy quite simply stood onto the wrong toes or did not cough up the envelopes in the size or cadence the beneficiaries wanted to - pathetic!

Typical Thai police reaction go for .the low hanging fruit. To me that is not news when you have the guy with the Benz and gold chains you have a bust.

The real criminals cry sick and hide in temples or flee to Singapore or such places so you have to have somebody to put in prison .

only NINE were into prostitution ???

jesus how horrible for the girls.

thrown in a Bangkok jail without knowing what is happening.

I wonder if the police have a special cell for women who have no rights, can't speak Thai, have no money, are scared...

They should have just been put on a bus and driven to the border.

that way they can be back to work on say, like, Thursday?

That's a relief, foreign prostitutes so Thailand's reputation of no prostitution is still intact.

Instead of locking up the girls some of them being underage why not set them free. The authorities are spruiking about how it is fighting human trafficking but here we see victims being incarcerated and the Thai villains are free.

Maybe the NGO involved will step up and help the victims out? Or maybe they can step up and donate large sums of money to the families of the "victims" for the loss of future earnings and help pay off the families debts? What more will the NGO do to really help the "victims" in this mess other than post on their blog about how victorious they are?

Wow you really do wave the pro human trafficking flag, it supplying you with young child hooker.

To detain them is cruel and shows a lack of compassion. They should have left them alone but given those who wanted to leave the chance to leave.

That's a relief, foreign prostitutes so Thailand's reputation of no prostitution is still intact.

Instead of locking up the girls some of them being underage why not set them free. The authorities are spruiking about how it is fighting human trafficking but here we see victims being incarcerated and the Thai villains are free.

Maybe the NGO involved will step up and help the victims out? Or maybe they can step up and donate large sums of money to the families of the "victims" for the loss of future earnings and help pay off the families debts? What more will the NGO do to really help the "victims" in this mess other than post on their blog about how victorious they are?

The NGOs often do more than good. Its another form of imperialism. They trample roughshod over whole communities about which they know little and care less. Its just a career move for them. In this instance they have taken people from a chosen place of work with its own community where they were earning a wage and put them into one of the worst prison systems in the world to be abused and more mistreated than if they had been left alone. Its a sickening con trick.

The law is not equal for everyone here, and in many other places.