More than 5,300 people remain trapped inside online scam centres in Myanmar near the Thai border despite a multinational crackdown in the region, a human rights group has reported.
The Thailand-based Civil Society Network for Human Trafficking Victim Assistance (CSNHTV) urged Thai authorities to take immediate action, saying many victims are being held at four locations controlled by the Myanmar Democratic Karen Buddhist Army militia.
The group said those trapped include about 1,600 Chinese nationals, around 200 Myanmar citizens, as well as people from the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brazil, Russia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
CSNHTV warned that many of the compounds have not been dismantled and rescue operations have not reached all victims, allowing criminal networks to continue online fraud and human trafficking activities.
Scam centres across Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Cambodia, operate illegal online schemes targeting people around the world.
The United Nations has described the centres as a major criminal industry, saying many workers are foreign nationals trafficked by gangs and subjected to serious abuses, including torture, sexual exploitation, forced labour, food deprivation, and isolation.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the scale of abuse in these facilities was deeply concerning and called for victims to receive protection, support, and justice.
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