JOHANNESBURG: (Mar 29) The South African government has urged citizens to exercise extreme caution when seeking employment abroad after 23 South Africans lured by promises of lucrative jobs were forced into slave-like conditions in Myanmar before being repatriated.
“Recent reports have highlighted a disturbing trend where individuals are lured to Thailand with the promise of lucrative job offers, only to be trafficked to Myanmar and forced to work in scam compounds under inhumane conditions,” said a statement from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
“Unscrupulous human traffickers keep changing and improving their methods in efforts to defeat efforts by law-enforcement agencies. These criminal syndicates are highly organised and can be very good at identifying and recruiting potential victims,” DIRCO said. PTI
