Prosperity requires the security first

On April 4 at 2:45 am, 2012, PVA regional no.10 and the paramilitary troops from Maepa had arrested Min Oo (29), Thagi, U Ye Myint, U Chit Hlaing in total of 20 people coming from Myawaddy in Karen state, Burma for human trafficking. There were 70 victims, who were about to engaged in a long walk in the woods to get a job at a glue factory in Bangkok, as promised by the traffickers, by bringing the foods, medicines and rations for the long journey. They entered into Mae Sot from a place called Tatmaan in Myawaddy. PVA could manage to stop them at a quarter in the western Kyuntaw, Maepa. With tremendous experience of human trafficking including the case of the migrant workers, who were sold to the fishing boats in Ahchaung region, Chunburi, PVA had determined to fight against human trafficking at all costs. Thus, it had handed the detainees over to the district administration office in Mae Sot. The office had repatriated them to Myawaddy on the same day. Due to the poverty and the lack of employment opportunity in Burma, the migrant workers had been flooding into Thailand in many ways by risking their lives. By taking advantage of their vulnerability, some of the carries and human traffickers had destroyed their lives by extorting, raping, killing and selling them to the unsafe workplaces like the fishing boats. Therefore, PVA strongly believe that it has the responsibility to protect the Burmese migrant workers in accordance with its stand. It also would like to urge the citizens of Burma to get involve in the anti-human trafficking activities.