Philippines brings home 346 workers trafficked to Myanmar scam hubs


FILE PHOTO: People from various countries, who were working in the KK Park compound in Myanmar and crossed to Thailand via the Moei river, carry their belongings after disembarking from a boat in Mae Sot District, Tak Province area on October 24, 2025. - AFP

MANILA: A total of 346 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were victims of human trafficking and forced labour in online scam hubs in Myanmar were repatriated by the Philippine government on Wednesday (Nov 12), the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.

In a press briefing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said the group was the largest single batch of repatriates so far from Myanmar.

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