Minors rescued in Phuket raidsPHUKET: A Cambodian man and a Thai woman were detained and 17 minors believed to be Cambodian and Vietnamese nationals were rescued in anti-human trafficking raids carried out at four spots in Patong area of Krathu district on Sunday. Ngo Sun, 33, the Cambodian suspect, and Suphattra Charoensuk, 22, the Thai suspect, were charged with human trafficking and making others perform forced labour. "Those who failed to bring back 3,000 baht a day were regularly whipped with a clothes hanger or beaten," he said. According to investigators, the children's parents were actually paid by traffickers who essentially "bought" the right to employ them as hawkers in Phuket. Many were even told that their children would have an easy job in Thailand which pays about 5,000 baht a month.

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2020 23:28 UTC