Archive · 29 May 2025
Indian Workers Recount Torture in Myanmar Job Scam
People from India were tricked into taking IT jobs in Myanmar that turned out to be fake.
They were forced to scam people, and if they didn't meet targets, they were treated very badly, like having to eat rotten duck eggs or being shocked with electricity.
Some workers protested.
The Indian government found out and brought many of these people back home.
These people are now sharing their stories to warn others about fake job offers.
Indian jobseekers were trafficked to Myanmar and forced to participate in internet scams.
Victims faced punishments, including being forced to eat rotten duck eggs and electric shocks for failing to meet fraud targets.
65 workers protested the abuse, leading to intervention by the local police and the Indian embassy.
The Indian government rescued 540 citizens who had been lured by deceptive job offers.
Returned workers detailed their recruitment, transport, and torture experiences.
- Who
- Indian jobseekers, fraudulent IT firms, the Indian government, Myanmar police.
- What
- Indian jobseekers were trafficked and subjected to various forms of torture, including being forced to eat rotten eggs and being subjected to electric shocks.
- When
- Arrival in Bangkok: December 18, 2024; Return to India: March 11-12
- Where
- Myawaddy region of Myanmar
- Why
- To warn others against falling for deceptive job offers and highlight the abuse suffered.
- Location of Trafficking
- Myawaddy, Myanmar
- Number of Rescued Citizens
- 540
- Deceptive Job Offer
- IT Jobs
- Forms of Torture
- Rotten Duck Eggs, Electric Shocks
- Arrival in Bangkok
- December 18, 2024
- Number of Protesting Workers
- 65
