Ugandans trapped in Myanmar slave camps set for repatriation
Myanmar authorities released Felix Adupe, a Ugandan victim of human trafficking Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has announced that 21 Ugandans who were trafficked to Myanmar and held in forced labour camps operated by international criminal syndicates are expected to return home next week, following months of captivity. Government Spokesperson Allan Kasujja says that the 21 Ugandans were lured to Myanmar with false promises of lucrative employment. In one case, a victim believed he was travelling to China for a job after being persuaded by a relative, only to find himself trapped in a Myanmar compound that officials have described as a modern-day slave camp. Kasujja says that negotiations between the Ugandan and Myanmar governments are nearing completion, and afterwards, the victim…