Laos is primarily a source country for women and girls trafficked mostly to Thailand for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor as domestic or factory workers, government and relief officials say. Thai police said the girls were rescued in a raid on a karaoke bar and restaurant in Dan Chang district on Thursday.
Three Thais were also arrested in the crackdown, thanks to a tip-off from a nongovernmental organization. Promised a job The rescued girls told police that Thai human trafficking syndicates in Laos had paid their parents 5, baht U. They said that the Thai traffickers had also spent 10, baht U. But instead of being taken to Bangkok, the girls were brought to Suphan Buri and sold to a restaurant owner there for 20, baht U. The girls were unable to identify the traffickers and had no idea they would be forced into providing sex services for customers while working at the restaurant.
He told a representative of a Thai NGO that he had been approached by Lao girls at the restaurant, seeking help. Translated by Somnet Inthapannha. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. Press Room About Contact. The five girls had been forced to work as prostitutes at a restaurant in Dan Chang district of Suphan Buri province. Click here to add your own comment.
