Thailand
Human Trafficking
Nearly 260 Workers Freed from Myanmar Scam Compounds Identified as Trafficking Victims in Thailand
Last week, 260 people from 19 different countries working in industrial-scale, online scamming operations based in Myawaddy, Myanmar were released by...
February 21
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
IJM Canada Welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s $333 Million Commitment to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, TORONTO – International Justice Mission (IJM), a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence, welcomes...
November 18
From Myanmar, to Thailand, to Cambodia: Brothers’ Journey Ends in Rescue from Abusive Employer
After being cheated and exploited for more than a year, two brothers from Myanmar are free and safely home.
October 15
Slavery
Thai Boat Owner Arrested and Facing Human Trafficking Charges
Another player in a cross-border trafficking ring can no longer exploit vulnerable workers in Thailand, as law enforcement arrested a Thai boat owner...
May 11
Slavery
Call for Help From Workers at a Sweets Factory Brings Rescue
Bangkok, Thailand - IJM Thailand assisted Thai authorities this week in a rescue operation of 18 Myanmar migrant workers who were reportedly held...
February 02
Slavery
Local Politician Arrested on Charges of Trafficking 5 Men Into Thai Fishing Industry
NAKORN SI THAMMARAT, THAILAND - Seven suspects, including a local government official, were arrested this week on accusations of trafficking and...
December 18
Slavery
Unsafe in Lockdown: Migrant Labourers, Already Vulnerable to Modern Slavery, Now Dangerously Exposed
“I wasn’t ready. There was no sign. We were doing our job in the morning, and then we were told to leave the factory later that afternoon. Our...
May 05
Slavery
Rescue at Sea: Five Fishermen Free
Five fishermen are now free from forced labour and human trafficking after being rescued by Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) with...
April 02
Slavery
He Just Wanted to Go Home
Ron was a father, a husband, and a family man willing to risk anything to give his family just the basics. But in Cambodia, dire poverty kept getting...
November 14