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Eight slaves rescued from impounded Thai-owned cargo ship in Papua New Guinea
Authorities in Papua New Guinea have rescued eight fishermen held on board a Thai-owned refrigerated cargo ship, and dozens of other boats are still being sought in response to a report that included satellite photos and locations of slave vessels at sea. Two Myanmarese and six Cambodian men have been removed from the Blissful Reefer, a massive transport ship now impounded in Daru, Papua New Guinea, about 200 km north of Australia. Officials said the fishermen appear to be part of a larger group of forced laborers being transported from Thailand to be distributed onto various fishing boats, said George Gigauri, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, which has assisted with the operation. He added that nearly 20 other crew members from the Blissful Reefer have not yet been questioned, and that if victims of trafficking are found, “there are lives at risk.” The men are part of a seemingly inexhaustible supply of poor migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos who are forced to fish for the Thai seafood industry. When workers run away, become sick or even die, they are easily replaced by new recruits who are tricked or coerced by false promises of jobs in Thailand. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/31/asia-pacific/eight-slaves-rescued-impounded-thai-owned-cargo-ship-papua-new-guinea/#.VbtD4_mvG9I
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