Mana said the woman had been deceived by two Thai women into believing that she would be sent to work as a masseuse in South Korea, but that it would involve travelling to Bahrain to receive training first. The two women took the victim to apply for a passport on March 12 and, in her first trip abroad, she travelled to Bahrain last Tuesday, after which she was forced into prostitution.
Mana said the woman had used the Line application to send a message to her brother in Thailand last Friday. The brother then sought help from a Damrong Tham complaints centre at the Interior Ministry, which in turn cooperated with the Thai Consular Office to rescue her. Mana added that police would arrest the two female brokers, who would face human-trafficking charges. Mana urged people, especially women wanting to work abroad, to find jobs through the Ministry of Labour to prevent them from being victimised by traffickers.
According to the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, Thai women called the foundation for help, saying they were victims of human traffickers, from January 1 to December 31 last year, including two year-old girls who were forced into prostitution in Thailand. The others were Thai women forced into prostitution in other countries, with Bahrain ranking at the top with 50 victims, followed by 26 in Malaysia, 12 in Oman, nine in the United Arab Emirates and seven in South Korea.
The foundation also reported that women had been rescued from forced prostitution in , in , in and in Sunday, August 18, Econ Biz insights Corporate. Businessman arrested over alleged gold trade fraud. Corrections chief hits out at allegations of irregularities in construction of new prisons. Thammasat teachers, students clean garbage from canal. Public healthcare pilot project aims to make Patong beach safe for tourists. Dugong Yameel may be raised in aquarium if it cannot cope with sea.
Flood and landslide alert issued for 12 provinces. Huge quantities of meth pills seized in Chiang Rai following tip-off. Van collision with truck leaves 11 dead. Hong Kong enjoys rare calm as protests go without clashes. OIC asks India to immediately lift Kashmir curfew. THAI commemorates coronation with royal barge livery on aircraft.
