ウガンダ：「ウチの国民がなんだかミャンマーで強制労働させられてるんですが？！」

　何がどうしてどうなったんですそれは。

BBC Uganda trying to rescue 22 trafficked nationals held in Myanmar 16 Dec 2023 By Aaron Akinyemi

　少なくとも22名が被害に遭っているそうな。17名は男性、5名は女性。タイのスーパーマーケットで働かないか―という声に誘われ契約。所が無事にタイに届いたところで、現地の契約者から陸路、ミャンマーまで連れられてしまったのだとか。

「At least 22 Ugandans are being held captive in Myanmar after being trafficked there for forced work, according to the Ugandan internal affairs ministry.

The Ugandan government says it is trying to rescue the 17 men and five women who were recruited by “local leaders” in the suburbs of the capital, Kampala.

The victims, who are believed to be aged between 22 and 30, reportedly thought they were being recruited to be employed in supermarkets in Thailand and to do other casual or domestic work.

However, once they arrived in Thailand, they were picked up by local contacts and taken across the border to Myanmar by road.」

「Interpol said reports have been received from Ugandan law enforcement of several citizens being taken to Dubai for employment before being diverted to Thailand and then to Myanmar.」

　…そこまでしないと労働力、足らないのか、ミャンマー…？　ドバイ辺りでお手伝いさん需要がある、くらいは理解するんだが。時折危険のあるそうした仕事より、タイあたりで店舗従業員というのは、まあ、出稼ぎとして理解できるが。ミャンマーは若年人口、むっちゃあるはずじゃないか…。

「"The problem is not every country has a consular presence in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Finding out how and who you can reach to extricate a person you know is in these compounds is very difficult.”」

　…まあその、大使館を置いてない国だと、邦人保護も限界があるよねえと。