article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of fishermen race to be rescued from an isolated Indonesian island where many were enslaved to catch seafood for Western restaurants in these remarkable images.
article_snippet.sent: Two fishermen most likely kept as slaves hug each other as Two fishermen wait for Two fishermen boat out of the compound .
article_snippet.sent: He left impoverished Myanmar four years ago on the promise of getting a good job in neighboring Thailand, but like many others stranded in the island village of Benjina, He was instead duped into getting on a fishing boat that took He thousands of miles from home with no return.
article_snippet.sent: A small boat went from trawler to trawler picking up men who wanted to go and was soon loaded down with about 30 men.
article_snippet.sent: The current and former slaves have been told of the existence of a company graveyard in Benjina and of eight fishermen being locked in a company cage.
article_snippet.sent: Hundreds stuck in a cruel industry rushed at the chance to be rescued from the island .
article_snippet.sent: The men crowded onto seven trawlers and will be moved to Tual over 24 hours.
article_snippet.sent: The International Organization for Migration said last week there could be as many as 4,000 foreign men, many trafficked or enslaved, who are stranded on islands surrounding Benjina following a fishing moratorium called by the Indonesian Fisheries Ministry to crack down on poaching.
article_snippet.sent: The Benjina compound allegedly had a company graveyard in Benjina and eight fishermen reported being locked in a cage .
article_snippet.sent: The International Organization for Migration said last week there could be as many as 4,000 foreign men, many trafficked or enslaved, who are stranded on islands surrounding Benjina .
article_snippet.sent: Slaves use this warehouse in Benjina as a makeshift dormitory after finishing shifts that last up to 22 hours .
highlights_snippet.sent: Had been stranded on Benjina island by unscrupulous fishing company .
  