Myanmar, Thailand and human trafficking

Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, army says
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border.
Thailand receives hundreds of human trafficking victims held at Myanmar scam centers
Hundreds of human trafficking victims who were deceived and forced to work in Myanmar scam centers have been turned over to the Thai military, authorities said Thursday.
Thai-Myanmar Border – Victims of call center scam from 20 countries set to return home
Victims from 20 different nationalities who fell prey to call center scams are preparing to return to their home countries after being rescued from Myanmar. On February 12, the Thai-Myanmar border command center in Tak province received a request from Myanmar authorities to repatriate foreign nationals who were deceived and possibly trafficked
Hundreds of Myanmar scam center victims handed over to Thai army
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border. Sean Hogan has more.
Thousands of call centre victims in Myanmar to be released via Thailand
BANGKOK: The Thai and Myanmar governments are working together to repatriate 261 Thai nationals who had been deceived into work for call centre scamming gangs in Myanmar’s border towns, Deputy PM and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday (Feb 12).
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.
Human trafficking: Thailand receives 260 victims from Myanmar
The Thai army on Thursday said the country has received no fewer than 260 human trafficking victims from Myanmar in a massive repatriation that comes after a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border.
Thailand: 261 foreigners rescued after being scammed in Myanmar
Foreigners deceived by gangs of scammers crossed the border from Myanmar into Thailand on Wednesday after being released. A total of 261 people of various nationalities, including Chinese and other citizens,
Thailand readies for influx of freed foreign scam-centre victims
The government is preparing for a possible influx of foreigners released from the clutches of scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off all power, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated
Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to ...
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Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar: army
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on ...
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Thailand receives 260 human trafficking victims from Myanmar
BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, ...
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