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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.
New research from Decrim Now reveals that poverty, job insecurity, and the rising cost of living are the main reasons people enter sex work. As living expenses outpace wages, more people are turning to sex work for survival. In the UK, sex work exists in a grey area: selling sex is legal, but most related activities are criminalized. This partial criminalization deters workers from reporting violence or exploitation out of fear of arrest, increasing
| Wednesday October 29, 2025
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