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I live with my father, younger brother, and sister in a small house in a large city in South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, I was one of those people who lost jobs. The economic situation in our country made it even worse. I did some jobs to survive, like food delivery, but my income wasn\u2019t enough to support our needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I saw a job ad on social media to be a data entry operator in Thailand, and it looked so enticing.<\/strong>\u00a0They promised me $1,000 USD a month. They would provide me with a place to stay and three meals a day. 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It was dark then, so I was not fully aware of what was happening. A few men came at us, and\u00a0<strong>they forced us to get into a boat<\/strong>. They took us to Myanmar against our will.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When we arrived at the compound in Myanmar, I was shocked, scared, and helpless.<\/strong>\u00a0The compound was vast and full of buildings. Each building has four floors, each floor has 16 rooms, and each room has four bunk beds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the compound, our employers utterly controlled our life.<\/strong>\u00a0They made us work up to 16 hours, seven days a week. We get fined if we feel sleepy while working, or don&#8217;t keep our legs parallel.\u00a0<strong>The place was like a prison.\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There were thousands of people inside the compounds.<\/strong>\u00a0Nationalities at the compound include Indians, Filipinos, Pakistanis, Chinese, Indonesians, Russians, Ukrainians, Thais, Japanese, Africans from Uganda, and Kenya, and even local Myanmar people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forced to commit a crime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The work at the compound was brutal and harrowing.<\/strong>\u00a0The main job was to steal money from people around the world through crypto-currency scams.<\/p>\n<p>Our employers forced us to create fake profiles on social media. Following a script, I made foreigners from the USA, Japan, or Taiwan fall in love with me. After I gained their trust, I introduced a crypto-currency platform so they could earn a lot of money. But it was all lies.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, I am ashamed to share with family or friends about the work I was forced to do.\u00a0<strong>I felt disgusted by scamming people but was left with no choice and was scared for my life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, there was no way of escaping that place. The compounds had walls 10ft high with wires on top. The place was highly guarded by armed men.\u00a0<strong>Any attempt to escape the compound is a death wish.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Failure to scam people would mean physical harm or even death. I was beaten once by the team leader for failing to hit the quota.\u00a0<strong>One of our Indian colleagues was sent to &#8216;water jail&#8217; for punishment. The Indian colleague returned to the office beaten up and could hardly talk or walk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They took our mobile phones, passports and all personal files, including bank cards. Even if we work so hard, they never pay the amount they promised.<\/p>\n<p>All of the victims never expected to be forced to scam people in Myanmar, but we could not do anything.\u00a0<strong>They treated us like enslaved people. They had the power to control everything.\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whenever the boss felt like we&#8217;re inefficient and failed to follow the rules, they sold us to a different boss.\u00a0<strong>I was sold three times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  id=\"block_3fe2e3f719e4ab15bbabb8232d74c4c0\" class=\"img_back\" style=\"background:url('https:\/\/ijmhk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/09_area-3_me-htaw-tha-lay_myanmar_19march2023.jpg') no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\">  \n<\/section>\n\n<section  id=\"block_29b397fb7210f8060a6751a22c5d0c72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-7 col-md-9 col-sm-10 col-12\">\n        <div class=\"story_brave_content\">\n                    <div class=\"story_content\">\n            <p><em>Satellite images of compounds in Me Htaw Tha Lay, Myanmar, credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maxar Technologies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  id=\"block_6ec19805fa8e2f495b38889bbf7112a1\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-7 col-md-9 col-sm-10 col-12\">\n        <div class=\"story_brave_content\">\n                    <div class=\"story_content\">\n            <p><strong>Escaping the compound<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I desperately wanted to go home, but my captors told me I needed to pay $2,000 USD to leave \u2013 money that I did not have and could not make. Together with other survivors, we tried to negotiate with the boss again.\u00a0<strong>I paid 35,000 baht ($1,000 USD), and eventually, they released me.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was the most beautiful thing that happened to me.\u00a0<strong>I came to Bangkok through a jungle route since the boss didn&#8217;t give me my passport.\u00a0<\/strong>Crossing Myanmar to Bangkok was terrifying but I\u2019m glad I escaped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Bangkok, I was grateful that IJM took care of me.<\/strong>\u00a0They provided me with a decent place to stay, food to eat, and transportation. The Thai government officials, IJM staff, and staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) helped me repatriate back to my country safely.<\/p>\n<p>Two months after leaving the compound,\u00a0<strong>I&#8217;m finally reunited with my family<\/strong>. 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