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.
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).
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
Thailand cracks down on Myanmar scam centers, hundreds rescued from trafficking gangs
More than 250 people rescued from so-called scam centres in Myanmar have been handed over to authorities in Thailand.
Myanmar scam gangs free 261 people
The government is preparing for an influx of foreign victims released from the clutches of call-centre scam gangs in Myanmar after Thailand cut off power and internet, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
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
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Thailand's Major Repatriation Operation Targets Human Trafficking Networks
Thailand has facilitated the repatriation of 260 human trafficking victims, including many Ethiopians, from Myanmar, as part of a crackdown on scam centers along the border. The illegal operations ...
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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, ...