IJM Thailand was informed by the Myanmar embassy of a potential human trafficking and forced labour case. 18 Myanmar workers needed rescuing from a confectionery factory in Bangkok. They were illegally brought in and wanted to leave, but could not. IJM personnel, embassy staff, and other agencies went to a residential neighborhood and attempted to call out to the workers locked in the upper floors of a building behind locked gates. Eventually, one worker began to climb out over the gate and a ladder was brought to help him escape. 17 other migrant workers followed him to freedom. They will undergo Covid testing and continue to receive IJM legal and aftercare support in a safe location. Pray for the successful prosecution of their captors and traffickers.
Rescued from slavery
Written by David Fletcher 11 Feb 2021Additional Info
- Praise: God for the freedom of these men women and children and pray for the discovery and release of all victims of abuse and slavery in fishing and manufacturing industries. (Romans 15:13)
- More: www.ijm.org/news/call-for-help-from-workers-alleging-exploitation-at-a-sweets-factory-brings-rescue