This is a story of humanity in the face of inhumanity. Its a story of hopelessness and of those who are helping. And of poverty in the face of wealth and power. My name is florence phiri, and im a journalist. My country, malawi, is one of the poorest in the world. So many women from here hoped to improve their lives in the middle east, only to find they are trapped. This is their story, and a story of extraordinary women fighting to bring them home. But this is a universal tale, and it doesnt begin or end in one country alone. Get in here, get in here, get in here what do we have here . Im watching live from nigeria, lagos. No, no, no, no, my brother, you are just right in time. Ah, otis, long time. How are you doing . Somebody here is asking, like, what will you tell us about oman . I will not advise you to go to oman. I would not want even my enemies to go through that. I am a malawian. Even though i live here in america, i was born a malawian and that will never change. Over the pas
In oman episode one. Woman sobs. I will explain to you honestly what i know. She was raped. She was then forced to have an abortion. Ijust want to help her go home. I feel like im in prison. Please, please, please, madam, please. Human trafficking is one of the most profitable businesses in the world. Any africans would never go to this country. Never. Not oman. Then you are lost. Shut up. I told the doctor. What you told to the doctor . you you crazy i was angry. I was crying. This is more than slavery, thats what i think. We want our people back. How can you buy somebody else s freedom . Woman sobbing. I dont know what to do. I dont even know what to do this is a story of humanity in the face of inhumanity. Its a story of hopelessness and of those who are helping. And of poverty in the face of wealth and power. My name is florence phiri, and im a journalist. My country, malawi, is one of the poorest in the world. So many women from here hoped to improve their lives in the middle east
Then you are lost. Shut up. I told the doctor. What you told to the doctor . you you crazy i was angry. I was crying. This is more than slavery, thats what i think. We want our people back. How can you buy somebody else s freedom . Woman sobbing i dont know what to do. I dont even know what to do this is a story of humanity in the face of inhumanity. Its a story of hopelessness and of those who are helping. And of poverty in the face of wealth and power. My name is florence phiri, and im a journalist. My country, malawi, is one of the poorest in the world. So many women from here hoped to improve their lives in the middle east, only to find they are trapped. This is their story, and a story of extraordinary women fighting to bring them home. But this is a universal tale, and it doesnt begin or end in one country alone. Get in here, get in here, get in here what do we have here . Im watching live from nigeria, lagos. No, no, no, no, my brother, you are just right in time. Ah, otis, long
human trafficking is one - of the most profitable business in the world. any african should never go to this country. never. not for money. then you are lost. indistinct arguing you crazy! i was angry. i was crying. this is more than slavery. that s what i think. we want our people back. how can you buy somebody else s freedom? the employers pay an agent for providing a domestic worker. one of the most common challenge is that the employer or agent says, i want my money back. then she can go home. because we understand that this money fuels human trafficking, fuels labour exploitation, it s very important to negotiate to zero. so i got a message from your employer. he s asking for the money. i think we can work something out with him. but before we really start negotiating with him, i want to hear from you that you do want to go home because he s saying that you don t want to. it s the employers who often break contracts by not giving girls a day off a week, by treating th
please, madam, please! human trafficking is one - of the most profitable business in the world. any african should never go to this country. never. not for money. then you are lost. indistinct arguing you crazy! i was angry. i was crying. this is more than slavery. that s what i think. we want our people back. how can you buy somebody else s freedom? the employers pay an agent for providing a domestic worker. one of the most common challenge is that the employer or agent says, i want my money back. then she can go home. because we understand that this money fuels human trafficking, fuels labour exploitation, it s very important to negotiate to zero. so i got a message from your employer. he s asking for the money. i think we can work something out with him. but before we really start negotiating with him, i want to hear from you that you do want to go home because he s saying that you don t want to. it s the employers who often break contracts by not giving girls a day off