Myanmar, Thailand and human trafficking

Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, 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 centers operating along a porous border.
Thailand rescues 260 trafficked workers from Myanmar scam centres
Thailand’s military announced that 260 individuals, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in online scam centres, will be repatriated after being rescued from Myanmar
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.
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: 260 human trafficking victims rescued from Myanmar handed over to Thai army
Another 260 foreign nationals rescued from online scam syndicates in Myanmar were handed over to authorities in Thailand on Wednesday. This came after Thailand cut power and fuel supplies to five border towns in Myanmar linked to illegal online scamming activities.
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Myanmar junta suspends worker departures to Thailand
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Myanmar border guards chief pledges to help Thailand crack down on scammers amid alleged links to trafficking rings
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260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
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Myanmar militia says ready to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers
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Myanmar migrants forced to join junta forces after deportation from Thailand
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Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
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Activists: New Thai rule gives Myanmar junta greater power to block workers
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Myanmar junta pauses Thai labor program
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16-year-old Japanese boy among those freed from job scam syndicate in Myanmar
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