Thais rescued from forced labour in Myanmar to return home on Wednesday

The graphic depicts the rotation of online gambling workers and scammers around Thailand.

Ninety-two Thai nationals, lured to work in casinos in the Myawaddy district of Kayin state in Myanmar and who were rescued by Myanmar authorities, are due to return to Thailand this Wednesday.

The Thai embassy in Myanmar has asked the Royal Thai Police to coordinate with the township border committee in Mae Sot district of Tak province, to facilitate the arrival of the 92 Thais who were lured with promises of high pay, but ended up as forced labour with little or no pay.

Other nationals, including Chinese, were also lured to work there. Many found themselves working in call centres or other illegal enterprises, mostly operated by Chinese criminal gangs.

According to the Thai military, the Thais were sent to work in the Yatai special Chinese economic zone, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot and…