Dubai: Curbing Trafficked Filipinas
DUBAI — The Philippine embassy in Abu Dhabi has been coordinating with travel agencies in the [United Arab Emirates] to curb sex trafficking involving Filipinas and keep an eye on ‘brokers’, according to Libran Cabactulan, Ambassador of the Philippines.
He said their initiative aimed to minimise, if not solve, the problem of Filipinas being forced into prostitution.
“We are coordinating with travel agencies because they have a database of people who have applied for visit visas. They deal directly with so-called ‘brokers’,” Cabactulan said.
The official added that ‘brokers’ were not necessarily pimps, but they might serve as a link to members of the Filipino community who are allegedly involved in flesh trade.
In recent months, the local Press reported about Filipinas who claimed that they were promised decent jobs in the UAE, but were eventually forced into prostitution.
Read the full article at the Khaleej Times Online.
He said their initiative aimed to minimise, if not solve, the problem of Filipinas being forced into prostitution.
“We are coordinating with travel agencies because they have a database of people who have applied for visit visas. They deal directly with so-called ‘brokers’,” Cabactulan said.
The official added that ‘brokers’ were not necessarily pimps, but they might serve as a link to members of the Filipino community who are allegedly involved in flesh trade.
In recent months, the local Press reported about Filipinas who claimed that they were promised decent jobs in the UAE, but were eventually forced into prostitution.
Read the full article at the Khaleej Times Online.
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