DSI director-general Tarit Pengdith and Myanmar Embassy Counselor Naing Htoon told a news conference that over 20 illegal Burmese workers were lured to work in Kanchanaburi by a Myanmar woman whom that country's authorities had been asking the Thai authorities to help apprehend.
The suspect admitted to DSI that she had done the activity for more than one year but said she was unaware that her bringing the workers to Thailand was illegal. She said she did the crime with her daughter, who had previously been arrested by Myanmar police. The deceived workers were taken to work at a corn canning factory in Kanchanaburi's Tha Maka district. Mr Htoon admitted that human trafficking is a major problem in the country and that there are many groups of Myanmar human traffickers, mostly to lure workers to work in fishing industry.
Meanwhile, Thailand's DSI director-general Tharit said that three brothels operating under the cover of karaoke bars were demolished last night in Saraburi's Kaeng Khoi district. There were 36 female victims arrested, most of whom were years old and from Laos. DSI plans to send them back to their home countries. MCOT online news. You'd think someone with a daughter might have a little more respect for young, vulnerable women.
No mention of how it comes to be that a canning factory unnamed of course employs illegal Burmese employees, and doesn't pay their salary direct to the employees. It can't be the factory's fault they were forced into doing it by this villainous Burmese woman!!
Well done to the DSI. Tarit should ensure the DSI concentrate on fighting crimes like this rather than political skullduggery. Now they should follow through and make sure the corn canning company and the brothel owners are dealt with in accordance with the law Gettimg paid 80baht per 2 week period while being beaten and locked up.
