Thirteen Myanmar fishermen out of a total of 500 who were trafficked and sold on Benjina Island in Indonesia have sued their traffickers for damages in an Indonesian court.
One of the fishermen, Win Htut, said that they would file suit against the skipper of their fishing boat at a Benjina Island court with assistance provided by anti-human trafficking organizations but they could not yet sue the owner of the boat. 
Over 500 Myanmar fishermen who were victims of human trafficking arrived back home in May,with assistance provided by the Myanmar government, and have filed suit for damages. 
“We were lured by traffickers who gave a promise of getting masonry work and then we realized we had been trafficked when we got to the house of our employer. We had no choice but to work on his fishing boat. We feel very happy now we are back home. We appealed to the judge and we hope we will win the legal case,” Win Htut, one of the human trafficking victims, told Mizzima. 
The remaining fishermen will also file suit for damages if the current case wins at court. 
Thant Zin Win, one of the plaintiffs in the case said, “We would like to get back our hard earned wages. We earned this money by risking our lives on the high seas and staying away from our families. We will try hard to get these wages back.”
The Indonesian court is likely to pronounce judgment on the case in February 2016, damages may vary on a case by case basis.