A total of 45 Indians trapped in fake job rackets in Myanmar have been rescued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed on his twitter handle that 13 of these Indians have reached Tamil Nadu. He further said that some more Indian citizens have been rescued from their fake employers and are in the custody of Myanmar authorities and that Legal formalities have been initiated to get them repatriated at the earliest.
Informing further Bagchi said , “Details of agents allegedly involved in this job racket have been shared with relevant authorities in various States in India for appropriate action.”
“Instances of similar job rackets have also come to light in Laos and Cambodia. Our Embassies in Vientiane, Phnom Penh and Bangkok have been helping in repatriating people from there.”
On September , the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had issued an advisory regarding fake job rackets targeting IT skilled Indian youth.
MEA has urged job applicants through the advisory ,
“Indian nationals are advised not to get entrapped in such fake job offers being floated through social media platforms or other sources. Before travelling on tourist/visit visa for employment purposes, Indian nationals are advised to check/verify credentials of foreign employers through concerned Missions abroad, and antecedents of recruiting agents as well as any company before taking up any job offer.”
We have been actively pursuing the case of Indians being trapped in fake job rackets in Myanmar.
Thanks to the efforts of @IndiainMyanmar & @IndiainThailand, around 32 Indians had already been rescued.
Another 13 Indian citizens have now been rescued,& reached Tamil Nadu today. pic.twitter.com/OfkPtnGUkZ
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) October 5, 2022
