News Forum - Thai woman tricked into human trafficking in Dubai brought home safely

[Thaiger]

A Thai woman who had been tricked into being a sex worker in Dubai, a city on the Persian Gulf Coast of the United Arab Emirates, returned safely to Thailand, today. The woman was able to send a video message through Facebook on Sunday where she pleaded for help. She says she had been deceived by an advertisement looking for a masseuse. The woman’s video caught the nation’s attention and motivated PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to tell the Labour Ministry to work with the Royal Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi to secure the woman’s return to Thailand. The embassy says they […]

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

He adds that they must also apply to be a member of the Labour Ministry’s overseas employment fund before they leave. - From above article 

Free ? Or do they take a cut of their wages?

[WilliamG]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

She says she had been deceived by an advertisement looking for a masseuse.

She was unwise to think that in Dubai they want just massages. 

[Paco]

1 hour ago, WilliamG said:

She was unwise to think that in Dubai they want just massages. 

Yes, I am sure she was a bigger size women, because they look for these

[Rat441]

Sadly, many women from Asian countries fall for this and travel to Dubai for what they see is a good opportunity to earn money in a 'spa'. The reality - no salary whatsoever, but they have to do sex work to earn 'tips' and pay back the spa owner, who has used a dodgy agency to get them there and withholds their passports until they have repaid the debt. Withholding passports is illegal under UAE law, but so is sex work, so who is going to call the police and risk being imprisoned, fined and deported? Modern day slavery and trafficking for sex by any other name. 

[Soidog]

Well if the Thai multinational billionaires paid a fair wage for a fair days work, these poor unfortunate people wouldn’t have to take such risks. Only one group of people who should be ashamed of what is going on. Thailand belongs to Thais. So fix it !! 

[AlexPTY]

19 hours ago, Thaiger said:

She says she had been deceived by an advertisement looking for a masseuse.

it's like when say you will work as a cashier in a beer bar