Myanmar fisherman goes home after 22 years as a slave
All he did was ask to go home.
The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being gone eight years and forced to work on a boat in faraway Indonesia, Myint Naing was willing to risk everything to see his mother again. His nights were filled with dreams of her, and time was slowly stealing her face from his memory.
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The story is a long read. Cliff's Notes.
1. Dude gets suckered into fishing industry.
2. He becomes a slave on a fishing boat.
3. He tries to escape once and is beaten.
4. He escapes a second time while docked in Indonesia.
5. He lives there for years in hiding.
6. Dude comes to him one day to tell him there are Associated Press reporters investigating about fishing slave trade.
7. He gets shipped to Myanmar (Burma) and finally reunites with his mother who though he was dead.