On
Septemper 23, 34 Burmese migrant workers were arrested for illegal entering to
Yanaung which is on the Thai-Burma border in southern Thailand. They were
arrested at the gate of Thai immigration and one escaped while they were
passing through the river by boat. There are 27 men and 7 women including 3
children. Currently, investigating to deal with problems by the organization of against Human Trafficking at the immigration office in Yanaung. Myanmar and Thailand have collaborated and set up committee against Human Trafficking in this month. Therefore, more hard work to tackle human trafficking in Thailand but not on the side of Burma.
“Even though political
transformation has started in Burma, unemployment is still being extended.
Consequently, many people migrate to another country to get jobs. At the same
time, factory workers demonstrated to get minimum wages and some farmlands are
being confiscated by authorities within this year in Burma. Therefore, illegal
migration will be extended in Thailand’’, said Ko Moe Swe, chairman of Yaung
Chi Oo Worker Association.
