Trafficked fishermen ‘safe, headed home’

Fifteen Cambodian men who were rescued from two affiliated Thai fishing boats by authorities there in January were victims of human trafficking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

The fishermen, from Kampong Speu, Svay Rieng, Kampot, Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham provinces, had been working on the boats for three months before being discovered on January 21 off the coast of Thailand’s Ranong province.

The men are reportedly staying at a centre for trafficking victims in Ranong until they can testify against the alleged trafficking company on March 24.

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