The workers had reportedly been illegally taken to Thailand by traffickers and kept in a compound in Mahachai in Samut Sakhon. The AAC rescued them on July 18 with the help of the Thai authorities, said Ye Min from the committee. The brokers arranged work passes and sent them to Thailand. One freed worker said: “The brokers said we will have a job in Thailand. They told us we could go to Thailand and sent us through Htikhi.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 24, 2017 04:52 UTC