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Human trafficking cases doubled in Myanmar in first five months this year

Xinhua, June 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Human trafficking cases reached 56 in Myanmar in the first five months of this year , nearly doubled as compared with the same period of last year, official report said Monday.

During the five-month period, Myanmar authorities arrested 93 traffickers.

Of the 56 cases, 15 occurred in Shan state standing the highest, followed by Mandalay and Yangon with 10 and seven respectively.

In May alone, Myanmar police arrested 18 traffickers, rescuing 22 victims bound for neighboring countries as forced laborers or marriage, police official was quoted as saying.

According to official figures, the number of human trafficking cases in Myanmar from 2006 to May this year reached 1,179 nationwide with police arresting 2,199 traffickers and rescuing more than 2,000 victims.

Over 1,000 suspects remain on the run, the report added.

Meanwhile, during May, Myanmar authorities rescued "boat people" for two times in its waters with the prior being 208 and the latter 727 and repatriation of them to the original country were being arranged through diplomatic channels.

Investigation by the Myanmar government found that some of the "boat people" had fallen victim to human trafficking rings and crime syndicates after receiving offer of work in Thailand and Malaysia from illegal job brokers.

Myanmar enacted the Anti-Human Trafficking law in September 2005, pledging anti-human trafficking activities in collaboration with the international community including UN organizations, local and international non-governmental organizations. Endit