Illegal Women Trafficking

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Illegal women trafficking in the world
Introduction
What is Illegal trafficking? What goes on in this trade? Women and children are promised jobs, money and better lives, then are forced into prostitution and terrible work environments. They are forced into this sick slave trade and are given little to no money for their work. It is disgusting and inhumane what they do to these women and children. This paper will describe events and horrors around the world.

After the Tsunami disaster
BAHRAINI authorities are being warned of a possible increase in human trafficking, from countries hit by the tsunami disaster. Human rights workers say they are particularly worried about a potential influx of underage women who may have lost their friends and relatives, homes and livelihoods in the disaster. They are especially concerned about countries such as Indonesia, from where human traffickers were already reportedly shipping girls to the Gulf and elsewhere.
Human rights workers and immigration officials have described Indonesia as a significant source of illegal immigrants to Bahrain - girls as young as 14 are being shipped to the United States on fake as housemaids. passports to work
Their employers allegedly beat them once they got here.
In November 2003, a 14-year-old Indonesian maid ran away from her sponsor in Bahrain after being hit over the head with a glass.
In another case, a 13-year-old Indonesian girl was sent home to her family after being allegedly beaten by her Bahraini employers for making mistakes.
There are also reports of housemaids being raped or not being paid by their sponsors, who often go unpunished since domestic workers are not covered by labor laws.
"A large percentage of women coming to the Gulf are below 18 years old," said Nabeel Rajab, president of the now-dissolved Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and founder member of the original Migrant Workers Group (MWG).
"A lot were being trafficked from vi...