To Be a Burmese Slave in Thailand

To Be a Burmese Slave in Thailand
Simon RoughneenAugust 16, 2011



Rolling up his right shirtsleeve to show a scarred forearm, Than Zaw Oo recalls the beatings he endured onboard the Thai fishing boat where he says he was held as indentured labor—in other words, a slave—for almost three years.
"They beat me many times, sometimes a few times a week," he says. "In the end, I just ran away

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