Six Lankan victims of trafficking repatriated from Myanmar
On an appeal made by the Government of Sri Lanka to Myanmar, six Sri Lankans, who were victims of human trafficking have been repatriated to Colombo, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Sri Lankans were stranded in Myanmar and were rescued by the Myanmar authorities and handed over to the Sri Lanka Embassy in Yangon for repatriation to Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry said.
The six Sri Lankans were identified as victims of an organized trafficking ring operating in Southeast Asian countries. They were successfully repatriated to Colombo via Bangkok by the Sri Lankan Airlines flight on 25 May 2023.
Under instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Janaka Bandara and the officials of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Yangon coordinated the rescue process and repatriation of the victims to Sri Lanka.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Eden Myanmar Foundation facilitated and extended assistance in the repatriation.
