The Bangladeshi citizens, who have been stuck in the island nation for several months, apparently don’t want to come back, a Foreign Ministry official says
Although several months have passed, there is no visible progress in bringing back the 101 Bangladeshi nationals trafficked to Vanuatu.
The migrants, including two minors, have been stuck in the remote Pacific island nation since November, when four people were arrested on charges of trafficking them, and are living off handouts and rations.
After the incident came to light, the Bangladesh government and International Organization for Migration (IOM) asked their offices in Australia to verify that they were Bangladeshi nationals, which was later confirmed.
Victims of what could be the biggest human trafficking case in the Pacific region, the 101 Bangadeshis stuck in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, have said they have been tortured and abused.