More than 100 smugglers caught in Thailand

bangkok - The Thai police have the past two years arrested 102 traffickers in the fight against slavery. In addition, 130 workers were freed, the Thai police said Tuesday.

Many of the convicts are from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Cambodia. They are under false pretenses lured to Thailand, where they are then put to work. They will be unpaid and physically abused, showed earlier investigation by the police and various human rights organizations. It is estimated that in terms of thousands of people.