Hyderabad: Amritha, 38, (all names changed) from Karimnagar district, who was rescued from Oman on Saturday, went there nearly two months ago to work as a domestic help. But when she fell sick, due to working without rest, her employer forced her to work and instead of the promised Rs 20,000 salary per month, she was paid only Rs 9,000.
And Divya, 29, from Hyderabad, who travelled to Malaysia was offered a job as a waitress in Ipoh city. After a few days, her employer, a woman, forced her into the flesh trade. She resisted and was harassed. Divya and two other women working at the hotel were rescued and the employers were arrested.
Amritha got married nearly 10 years ago and has a nine-year-old daughter, who is now studying in Class IV. Due to family disputes, she divorced her husband six years ago and was staying with her parents. She started making bidis to support her family, but the income was not enough and an agent exploited her helplessness.
After landing in Dubai, she was sold to another agent, who transported her to Oman to work for another employer. Immediately after landing, they seized her passport. Despite falling sick due to restless work, they forced her to work and started harassing her physically and mentally. A copy of all her documents, came to her aid during the rescue.
Meanwhile, Divya opted for a job abroad to support her husband who is a truck driver. Her first trip on a visit visa went well. The second time, when she joined a hotel in Ipoh city to work as waitress, she hit trouble.
“The job was good for a few days, but later they forced me to go with the customers. So I protested and was beaten. I was not given food,” Divya said. After a complaint was filed on her behalf by the redressal forum with the Malaysian embassy, police raided the hotel and rescued her and colleagues and arrested her employer.
