Myanmarese 'slave' crews rescued from Chon Buri boats
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A team of Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials rescued 11 Myanmar workers who were forced to work on a fishing boat 20 hours per day for a mere Bt30 a day, DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said Wednesday.
Following complaints from the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation, the DSI team, along with Area 2 Provincial Police and the coastguard, raided two boats in Tambon Saem San in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district.
They also arrested three Myanmarese suspects, aged 15, 21 and 35, on a charge of forcing the victims to work with threats and assault.
The Nation
