some as young as 14 — were found enslaved and kept in
cages on a farm outside Bangkok.
The workers, aged between 14 and 25 years old, were found
sleeping in small spaces framed by metal bars that resembled
“animal cages”, according to a team of police and soldiers
who raided the pig and chicken farm in Nakhon Pathom's
Muang district. The farm is owned by Krung Thai Bank
manager Chaidet Sonut, who was arrested yesterday.
Chanon Saenkaeo, 25, who along with a friend escaped
and sought police help, said the cages had no toilets and
workers had to “defecate in plastic bags”.
They would wait for their boss to open the doors the following
morning to discard the bags, he said. Mr Chanon alleged the
labourers were forced to work all day and were beaten.
Some suffered injuries to their heads but were not allowed
to see doctors, Mr Chanon said. “I feel as if I was reborn
after death,” Mr Chanon said of surviving the ordeal.
Another Lao farmhand, whose name was not released, said he
contacted a broker and paid 5,000 baht to find a job.
He was then taken by truck to Nakhon Pathom from the
Chong Mek border checkpoint in Ubon Ratchathani’s
Sirinthon district, which borders southern Laos.
At the farm, he met Mr Chaidet who allegedly promised
to pay a monthly wage of 7,000 baht. But after working
there for three months, “I’ve not received even a single baht,”
he said. The 55-year-old Mr Chaidet is a manager of a
Krung Thai Bank branch in Nakhon Pathom. He also runs
Yupha Farm on a 20-rai plot in the province. Phruet Chamrunsat,
Kamphaeng Saen district’s deputy of police, said officers
were questioning Mr Chaidet last night.
The officers initially charged him with detaining, assaulting
and giving shelter to immigrant workers without permission.
Investigators need more time to determine whether Mr Chaidet’s
acts constitute human trafficking and whether a larger network
was involved. Pol Lt Col Phruet described the conditions
the Lao workers were caged in as shocking.
He added he never expected to see such conditions of “slavery”
in Thailand. The 12 Lao workers are being detained by police,
who suspect they might have entered Thailand to work illegally.
News,General,Bangkok Post,23August 2015.
imagine about it before but when I think
more,I realise that
there still have people who want to get rich
as much as they
can by the illegal and so hopeless way of
life.
So if we believe that human create more
beautiful and
different life than animal,we should
investigate and end
the slave case as much as possible so that our country
and the world is a beautiful place to live.
The authorities must be serious about the
process to permit
the workers who want to get work in every
place ,set the
criteria that provide them security to work
in our country .
Hope for beautiful Thailand.
Sincerely Yours.
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