Myanmar has been making efforts in combating human trafficking, claiming that it has rescued over 1, 000 trafficked victims in four years' period since 2005 when the country's anti-human trafficking law was introduced.
More than 1,100 traffickers were also exposed in connection with 400 cases of its kind, according to the Home Ministry's Central Committee for combating human trafficking.
Those, who were repatriated from Thailand, stood the majority, followed by those from China, Malaysia, Japan, Bangladesh, Jamaica and Singapore as well as China's Macao and Chinese Taiwan, the home ministry's figures showed.
The government has so far built eight rehabilitation centers offering educational program and vocational skill training for the returned victims.
In 2008 alone, the Myanmar authorities reportedly rescued 203 victims, punishing 342 traffickers in connection with 134 related cases.
Meanwhile, Myanmar, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations, has developed information networks at highway terminals in the second largest city of Mandalay to curb human trafficking undertakings centered in the city.
Mandalay has been exposed as the country's internal human trafficking point and used as transit center to reach up to border areas along the trafficking route of Mandalay-Pyin Oo Lwin-Lashio- Muse to other countries.
To facilitate the repatriated victims, Myanmar is also planning to set up temporary care center for them in Muse with the help of GGA organization of Japan.
To promote cooperation with neighboring countries in cracking down on human trafficking at the basic level, Myanmar has so far set up border liaison offices in Muse with China and in Tachilek, Myawaddy and Kawthoung with Thailand
Coordination is also being made for the move involving the UNODC and UN Inter Agency Project (UNIPA) on Human Trafficking.