Thailand's human trafficking trade

This video offers a look at the powerful and persistent human trafficking and forced labor trades in Thailand, where migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, seeking jobs in Malaysia, are held captive in the jungle, abused, and forced to work unless their families back home can afford to pay impossible ransoms.

Candid interviews with victims and Thai officials expose how deeply rooted this inhumane industry is in Thailand, with the Thai government largely ignoring the problem until recently and the traffickers themselves keeping nearby villagers silent by offering them jobs and money.

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