What people face in Myanmar after release from forced labour
A dramatic and highly publicised operation by the Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities has led to the release of more than 7,000 people from online scam compounds in Myanmar.
But what they thought was an end to their ordeal was the beginning of another nightmare.
Thousands of young men and women from Asia, Europe and Africa released last month from modern day slavery are now waiting in an indefinite limbo at repurposed scam centres and army camps controlled by armed militia groups.
It’s the first major global effort to crack down on the fast-growing industry of scamming, which is turning into a growing humanitarian crisis.