The Malawi WhatsApp group that saved women trafficked to Oman - BBC News

How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBy Florence Phiri in Lilongwe & Tamasin Ford in LondonBBC Africa EyeBBC Africa Eye investigates how a WhatsApp group helped save more than 50 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions.

Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing.

A 32-year-old woman breaks down in tears as she relives the abuse she experienced when, hoping for a better life, she found herself working as a maid in Oman.

Georgina, who like all the trafficked women interviewed by the BBC opted to only use her first name, believed she had been recruited to work as a driver in Dubai.

She had owned a small business in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, and was managing when approached by an agent saying she could earn more money in the Middle East.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68565425

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