❌ What does it look like to be trafficked for labor or domestic servitude? ⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣ "McKenzie" finds an ad on social media for high-paying work abroad. She applies, is hired, and receives travel plans from the employer. ⠀ ⠀ 2️⃣ Flies to the Mediterranean, upon arrival employment agency takes passport.⠀ ⠀ 3️⃣ Forced to work 16-18 hours/day with little to eat. She starts to break dishes because of lack of energy. She is beaten. She’s not allowed to leave. ⠀ ⠀ 4️⃣ McKenzie realizes the gravity of her situation when the lady of the house tells her that she was “purchased”. ⠀ ⠀ 5️⃣ There’s a language barrier. She only speaks English. She holds back tears as she’s being yelled at in a foreign language. ⠀ ⠀ 6️⃣ She is raped by guests of the house. Physical and sexual exploitation worsens. Cannot contact her family or anyone for help. ⠀ ⠀ 7️⃣ McKenzie escapes to live on the street. She is arrested for not having her passport or documents. Employer lies and tells police that she has committed a crime. She has no rights or legal representation. ⠀ ⠀ 8️⃣ In-country O.U.R. Aftercare contractor visits jail and discovers McKenzie. Aftercare provides food + hygiene items and works out paperwork needs with police and jail in person. ⠀ ⠀ 9️⃣ McKenzie receives notice that she can fly home. O.U.R. buys her flight home and police drive her to the airport, where the Aftercare contractor meets her there. ⠀ ⠀ 🔟 O.U.R. Aftercare partners meets McKenzie in her home country to escort her safely. They assess if she has a home they can escort her to, or if she will need to go to a safe house. She reunites with family! ⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣1️⃣ - Aftercare partners provide individual follow-up care and vocational training.⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣2️⃣ - After graduating from her 9-month program, McKenzie receives a certificate and begins teaching at a preschool! *This photo is of a woman returning home last week after being forced into domestic servitude. We are so grateful she could return home and reunite with family!
❌ What does it look like to be trafficked for labor or domestic servitude? ⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣ "McKenzie" finds an ad on social me... was originally published here https://www.instagram.com/p/CKHmSiGAsjq
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