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Working abroad may increase chances of abuse. A Ugandan woman gave an agent $400 to secure her a job in a mall in Dubai. But in the end, she was placed as a domestic worker for a much smaller salary and much, much longer hours…
Her passport and phone were taken away, and she was sometimes beaten. When she did escape, the Ugandan Embassy helped her, but did not assist her in finding a safe place to stay. It is estimated that 2.4 million domestic employees in the Gulf face abused.
The US House’s vote to release the federal records related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes marks a historic turning point. Not just in one of the most notorious criminal cases of our time, but in the long fight for transparency and justice for all survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation. For years, these files existed behind a wall of secrecy, sealed away even as survivors demanded transparency and accountability. Instead of decisive action, they
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