article_snippet.sent: Indonesian officials probing labor abuses told the migrant workers today the migrant workers were allowing the migrant workers to leave for another island by boat out of concern for the migrant workers safety.
article_snippet.sent: The current and former slaves began interviewing men on boats and assessing the situation on the island this week.
article_snippet.sent: An Indonesian delegation began interviewing men on boats and assessing the situation on the island the island this week .
article_snippet.sent: Initially, Indonesian officials told about 20 men from Myanmar, also known as Burma, that Indonesian officials could be moved from Benjina to neighboring Tual island for Indonesian officials safety following interviews with officials on Friday.
article_snippet.sent: Foreign fishermen sit on the ground before being questioned by Indonesian officials at the compound .
article_snippet.sent: Foreign fishermen gather on Foreign fishermen boat during an inspection conducted by Indonesian officials in Benjina .
article_snippet.sent: Officials from Myanmar will visit islands surrounding Benjina next week to look for more men and start the process of sending more men home.
article_snippet.sent: Thai fishermen will not be transported because Thai fishermen are not seen as a security risk since most of the boat captains in Benjina are from Thailand, Burhanuddin said.
article_snippet.sent: Officials from Thailand visited the island earlier this week, but Officials from Thailand trip was focused on finding Thai nationals who had been trafficked.
article_snippet.sent: Officials from Thailand denied mistreatment on the boats and said the crews were all Thai, which directly contradicted what the Indonesians and the AP found. '