BANGKOK (Reuters): Burmese migrants who were illegally charged excessive recruitment fees to secure jobs at an electronics manufacturer in Thailand are being compensated in a rare award expected to spotlight a practice known to trap workers in modern slavery.
Cal-Comp Electronics - which supplies to tech giants such as HP Inc - is reimbursing at least 10,000 workers, according to Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN), a charity in Thailand, and Electronics Watch, a global watchdog.
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