Guyu | After cracking down on Myanmar's online fraud

Mechelle has observed changes in human trafficking routes along the Thai-Myanmar border since February this year, after living in Mae Sot for 11 years and working in victim rescue for the anti-trafficking organization Global Alms.

Most of the victims Mechelle had previously come to Mae Sot from Bangkok by private car or public transportation, checked into a hotel that night, and were picked up by car the next morning. They changed cars two or three times at most to reach the river and cross the river. In recent months, in order to circumvent the additional border checkpoints along the river, the smugglers have begun to use more mountain routes and more frequent transfers.

Despite heavy blockades, human trafficking on the Thai-Myanmar border is still going on, but it is becoming increasingly difficult. The most direct result is that Myawaddy, especially small companies with relatively weak capital and relationship networks, are beginning to face labor shortages.

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