Thai gangs trafficked more than 60 Kenyans who have been rescued from Laos and Myanmar over the last few months after call-centre jobs turned out to be a cover for cybercrime, prostitution and even organ theft. According to Kenya's foreign affairs ministry, at least one Kenyan has died as a result of a botched operation in Myanmar. A 31 year old woman with a diploma in hotel management left the country for a job in Thailand with a promised monthly salary of U$800 (28,500 baht). A month before departure, she told the BBC, she borrowed nearly US$2,000 (70,000 baht) to pay the agents for the trip and had a short training session. As soon as she arrived in Thailand, now with another woman on her way to a similar job, their handlers took them on a long road journey that ended in a 15-storey building in neighbouring Laos. This was their new home, but they had no idea where they were located. It was here they learned that the "call centre" where they were to work, targeted Americans through Tinder , Instagram and Facebook. It is mainly the young and educated who fall victim to the cartels. The rescued woman… Read full this story
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