Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high
By Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation/ BANGKOK, July 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of human trafficking victims rescued in Thailand is set to hit a record high this year, according to government data, with demand for cheap labour in neighbouring Malaysia causing a jump in the illegal trade. Thai police have rescued 974 trafficking victims - mostly from Myanmar - for the year to date, compared to 622 for the whole of last year and a previous annual high of 982 in 2015, according to data released last week by the ...
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