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Chinese rare earth mines in eastern Shan State using trafficked Burmese scammers as slave labour

by Admin | May 19, 2026 | Cybercrime, Daily News, Highlights

Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation | Update

Recent testimony by a trafficking survivor has revealed that rare earth mines operated by a Chinese company in southern Mong Hsat, eastern Shan State, close to the Thai border, are using trafficked Burmese scam workers from Tachileik as slave labourers.

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