Country
Modern slavery in Myanmar
2 documented cases recorded in Myanmar, 2023–2025. Locations are deliberately generalized to protect survivors.
Forced Criminality
Myawaddy, Kayin, Myanmar
260 people from 20 nationalities rescued from cyber scam compounds. Victims from Ethiopia Kenya Philippines Pakistan forced to run online fraud Accused: Chinese-national criminal syndicates operating border compounds.
Forced Criminality
Myawaddy, Myanmar
Following a 2023 crackdown on cyber scam compounds along the China-Myanmar border, an estimated 45,000 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in forced scam operations were repatriated to China. Accused: Chinese and Myanmar-based cyber scam syndicates operating compounds in northern Shan state.