'Scammer' slave labor is sent to mine rare earth elements in the Kok River basin in the Wa region. Pazzle Tue, 2026-05-19 - 19:03 The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) interviewed survivors of human trafficking, revealing that a rare earth mine owned by a Chinese investment group in Mong Yon, southern Muang Sad District, eastern Shan State, an area under the influence of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) near the Thai border, uses slave labor tr…
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'Scammer' slave labor is sent to mine rare earth elements in the Kok River basin in the Wa region. Pazzle Tue, 2026-05-19 - 19:03 The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) interviewed survivors of human trafficking, revealing that a rare earth mine owned by a Chinese investment group in Mong Yon, southern Muang Sad District, eastern Shan State, an area under the influence of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) near the Thai border, uses slave labor tr…