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South Africa ZA
The victim ran away from the family that was keeping her. She got a train where a man said he would help her get back home. He then raped her. The train security found her and called the police.
South Africa ZA
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20100422124204355C380047 The trafficker involved in this investigation is a woman who is suspected to be a part of a larger trafficking ring run out of a warehouse that she owns in Parow, Cape Town. Operating under the guise of an employment agency, they would target girls in rural areas in the Norther Cape (such as Prieska) and bring them to Cape Town under the promise of providing a better life and good jobs with good salaries. Instead the girls found themselves working in the woman’s house or in the shops of people that she knew. The girls were often accused of making a mistake with the till in the shop and would receive large cuts in their pay – some never saw a pay cheque at all. Those who were lucky enough to work in the woman’s house would receive the occasional portion of rice and meat, but usually they were only fed dry bread in the morning and baked beans for supper in the evenings. After being rescued one of the young women told the officers that she had had a miscarriage the week before, but had not received any medical attention. She said that when she had told the warehouse owner, she simply replied that t was “not her problem.” Although the woman who owned the warehouse claimed that the girls could leave at any time, the young women told police that they were locked into the property at night and that they were not allowed to leave the warehouse. They were held captive and not even allowed to approach the front of the warehouse, but were told they must remain at the back.
South Africa ZA
Three girls did happen to escape from this situation, but 13 girls were left behind at the house. Because of the lack of legislation against labor trafficking, there was not much the police could do. The girls were also happy to stay in their situation with a hope for possible payment, even if it is less than what they were offered.
South Africa ZA
After a few months of not getting paid, the girl escaped and found her way to the department of Labour where she filed a report.