The United States government says Ghanaian women are being forced into prostitution and forced labour in foreign countries, particularly in the Middle East.
According to the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2013, Ghanaian women migrating to the Middle East to work are forced into prostitution upon their arrival.
Gulf states are failing to meet international minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking, particularly forced labour, according to the US Department of State’s annual review.
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are still among the worst countries and are not making any significant efforts to improve, the Trafficking in Persons Report 2013 says.
New York (TADIAS) – Investigators in Florida are looking into whether an Ethiopian woman may have been a victim of human trafficking. The 36-year-old woman, who was carrying an Ethiopian passport, was found taking refuge at a local church, claiming that she escaped abuse from her employers. She told police that she was brought to the United States about 3 months ago by a Kuwaiti family that she worked for.
KUWAIT, Nov 30 (KUNA) -- Information Minister and State Youth Minister Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah stressed Kuwait's respect of international laws, particularly those related to human rights.
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“I can’t go home until I have more money for my little girl,” says Seyani, a 27-year-old domestic worker from Nepal.
Egypt is the worst country for women in the Arab world, closely followed by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen, according to gender experts surveyed in a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll released today.
