The agent told me that his own sister works as a recruitment agent in Qatar and that his sister will come to the airport to pick me. But instead of a woman, a man approached me, identified me and took me to the recruitment office. I was taken to the home of a family who asked me to work there as a maid. Four male maintenance workers were also living there. After three days, they all started abusing, beating and locking me in a bathroom for many hours. They took away my documents, including my contact list of phone numbers. At last, I was able to meet the lady agent, and told her about the sexual harassment, abusing, beating and other things happening to me at the workplace. She very shockingly replied, ‘what is wrong in sexually satisfying your male co-workers and the employer, feel that they are your husbands.’ I requested the lady agent to send me back to my country, but she started demanding me to pay €2,700 and if I can’t pay, I can’t go.
*name given
Narrative source Youth Underground, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing human trafficking through youth education, awareness-raising and advocacy.
Original narrative can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/YouthUnderground.CH/photos/pcb.2614714321897360/2614713778564081
