Sherab Lhamo
Between 2023 and 2024, 38 suspected Bhutanese human trafficking victims were repatriated—seven in 2023 and 31 in 2024. They were brought back from countries including Qatar, the Philippines, India (Jaipur and Chandigarh), and Thailand.
The Department of Law and Order (DLO) chief, Karma Dorji, said that the 38 individuals were repatriated due to suspected elements of human trafficking. These included recruitment by unlicensed agents, forced labour with excessively long hours, lower-than-promised wages, passport confiscation, restricted movement, and threa...
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