Thailand is leading an international effort to repatriate around 1,000 Chinese nationals recently rescued from scam centers in Myanmar. These individuals were coerced into orchestrating online fraud schemes, often under the guise of legitimate job offers. The collaborative crackdown also involves the Karen Border Guard Force, which plans to deport 10,000 individuals in the region. Amid escalating numbers of victims across Southeast Asia, the UN highlights the severe scale of exploitation, estimating up to 120,000 individuals could be involved in these illicit activities within Myanmar alone.
As many as 1,000 Chinese nationals rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar are due to return home following an international crackdown on the illegal operations.
The UN estimates that as many as 120,000 people may be working in online scam centres in Myanmar, where criminal gangs have taken advantage of the country's instability.
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