Posted on 08/01/2015 12:22:08 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
A fleet of at least 30 fishing trawlers crewed by slaves is being hunted off the coast of Papua New Guinea as the true extent becomes apparent of the trafficking of Burmese men by a massive Thai-run criminal syndicate operating throughout the East Indies.
Immigration officials have so far intercepted one of the fishing vessels, called the Blissful Reefer, and rescued its trafficked crew. Another 33 Thai trawlers thought to be crewed by slaves are being tracked in fishing grounds off the south coast of Papua New Guinea, known locally as the Dog Leg.
The trawlers are thought to be linked to a huge trafficking operation that was disrupted on the isolated Indonesian island of Benjina in March, liberating hundreds of enslaved fishermen – although a large number of boats loaded with slaves managed to escape.
Analysis of the trafficking operation reveals that the fish, which were originally heading for Thailand’s huge export-oriented seafood trade, are entering global supply chains, with some almost certainly destined for Britain.
It has also emerged that another, much larger, fleet of fishing boats crewed by slaves has been identified on the Indonesian island of Ambon – 1,200 miles to the west and once an important destination in the region’s spice trade. Officials from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) believe that a further 240 Thai fishing vessels are moored there, along with a total of around 1,000 slaves. To date, the crews of around 70 fishing vessels have been interviewed by IOM officials on the island, resulting in the rescue of some 350 Burmese slaves who will be repatriated to Burma (Myanmar). Accounts from a handful of former Burmese slaves who have already arrived home say hundreds of men remain unaccounted for...
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They can’t be slaves, only whites can have slaves.
Yes, and only America has had slaves
you are correct, sir.
Everyone knows that minorities have no ‘power’ to cause humans to submit. Only White Privilege has the aggression necessary.
Should be pretty easy to find. Just look for the one’s flying the Confederate flag. /s
Don’t they mean off the coast of South Carolina or Georgia or something?
Were the ships flying Confederate flags?
LOL. And the funny thing is, the Confederate flag never flew over a slave ship, whereas the stars and stripes flew over hundreds of them.
Anyway, I do hope they catch the lousy scum that are running those ships.
They should be easy to find. Everyone in the world who believes in slavery flies the Confederate flag. /s
registered in Colorado.
Yes, and only America has had slaves
That’s right and those old rich white guys like George Washington invented slavery.
It's sad how many idiots today think that way. They should look how the Japanese treated the Chinese in WWII, or how the Hutus treated the Tutsis.
And the Obama administration wants more trade deal with these the countries of southeast Asia??
It would seem to me as the Myanmar Government is a totalitarian, despotic, military junta that repatriating these poor fellows back to that Hell hole would be returning them to the same mechanism that enslaved them in the first place.
This is what should be done with the human flotsam that is trying to cross the channel from Calais.
Round them up and put them to work.
That is literally stealing someone's life.
/johnny
Fishing boat? Sure, with a name like “Blissful Reefer”.
I had no idea the Confederate navy still had thirty vessels left. Man, this is a long war.
Are they flying Confederate Flags?
It grieves me to see people ‘having their childish fun’ posting on this thread. They are probably the same people who are crying about Cecil the Lion. This particular case of slavery has been going on almost a decade. (IFRC) Men hire on for a season and never get to go home. Families never hear from them again. Many suicides, as it is a cruel, hard life. This is a cause for which to crusade.
God have mercy on their souls.
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