The World Group for Migration (IOM) – UN Migration, within the early hours of 06 September 2024, facilitated the secure and voluntary go back of twenty (20) Sri Lankan migrants who have been trafficked for pressured felony actions in cyber scamming compounds in Myanmar.
Those Sri Lankan migrants have been coerced into quite a lot of cyber scamming actions underneath the pretext of respectable task gives within the IT sector and different customer support roles. Upon their rescue from Myanmar, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Thailand facilitated their motion to shelters operated via the Executive of Thailand. IOM supplied the specified quick help right through the method.
Remarking at the repatriation effort, Ms. Kristin Parco, Leader of Challenge for IOM Sri Lanka and the Maldives mentioned: “IOM continues to suggest for a holistic and coordinated technique to preventing trafficking in individuals. Human trafficking isn’t an endeavour that may be mitigated via a unmarried establishment or a company. It calls for a multi-pronged way involving public consciousness, govt capability development, and the well timed dissemination of correct and dependable knowledge.”
A staff from IOM Sri Lanka arrived in Thailand to evaluate the safety wishes of the 20 survivors in coordination with IOM Thailand and facilitated the graceful repatriation of the survivors. IOM’s help to the survivors integrated brief lodging, foods and different quick enhance in Thailand, facilitating their secure and dignified departure and voluntary go back to Sri Lanka, and offering air tickets & onward transportation to their hometowns in Sri Lanka.
IOM Sri Lanka carefully coordinated all repatriation preparations with the Executive of Sri Lanka and objectives to offer sustainable reintegration help to all survivors of trafficking upon their go back to Sri Lanka.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Myanmar has additionally been persistently bringing to the attention of Burmese government the dire scenario of Sri Lankan sufferers enslaved in cybercriminal actions orchestrated via traffickers, urging government to take quick motion to rescue the sufferers from such distressing instances.
Ms. Minoli Don, Head of Coverage Unit, IOM Sri Lanka took the chance to thank all entities that facilitated this unimpeded repatriation effort, “IOM Sri Lanka takes this chance to increase its appreciation to the Executive of Sri Lanka, the Ministry of International Affairs Sri Lanka and its Diplomatic Missions in Thailand and Myanmar, the Nationwide Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce led via the Ministry of Defence – Sri Lanka, and IOM Thailand in making sure the graceful go back procedure. IOM stays dedicated to operating carefully with all companions to advertise secure, orderly and common migration for the convenience for all.”
Round 50 Sri Lankan formative years have been being held towards their will at a Cyber Crimes camp via an armed staff in Myanmar, and previous 8 of them have been rescued and returned to the rustic.
Some other 33 Sri Lankan formative years proceed to stay within the Myawaddy area in Myanmar at Cyber Crimes camps.
(Information 1st)
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