Three Thai women escaped from a human egg farm and exposed a shocking trafficking operation. According to the Bangkok Post, Chinese gangs tricked them into traveling to Georgia with false promises of surrogacy jobs. Instead, they found themselves imprisoned and exploited for their eggs.
How Did They Get Trapped?
One woman saw a job post on Facebook offering 400,000 to 600,000 baht (₹10-15 lakh). The recruiter claimed she would work as a surrogate in Georgia and even covered her travel and passport fees.
When she arrived, reality hit hard. She and 60 to 70 other Thai women were locked in a house. No surrogacy contracts. No intended parents. Just a terrifying trap.
Forced Egg Harvesting
The traffickers injected the women with hormones to increase egg production. Every month, doctors sedated them and extracted their eggs using a machine. One victim compared their treatment to “battery hens”—caged, drugged, and used for profit.
The gangs then sold the eggs to foreign buyers for in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Diana Thomas, CEO of The World Egg and Sperm Bank, told The Sun that illegal eggs flood the market. She revealed that IVF clinics often deceive clients, making eggs from trafficked women look like they came from educated, middle-class donors.
How Did They Escape?
A fourth woman, who paid for her own freedom, alerted Thai authorities. Pavena Hongsakula, founder of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, worked with Interpol and Thai police to rescue the three captives on January 30.
In 2024 alone, traffickers targeted 257 Thai citizens, including 204 abroad. The foundation has helped rescue 152 so far.
A Growing Crisis
During a livestream on the foundation’s Facebook page, the freed women shared their stories while wearing masks and overalls to protect their identities. Hongsakula warned that hundreds of Thai women remain trapped in similar trafficking networks.
This case exposes a global black market where criminals trick vulnerable women, exploit their bodies, and sell their eggs for profit. Authorities are fighting back, but the battle is far from over.
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