If you think that slavery has already been abolished years ago, think twice. There are thousands of Filipino slaves that exist today and one of your relatives or neighbors who are working abroad, may have already become victims of modern day slavery.

Facts

According to HumanTrafficking. org., many Filipinos who go abroad to work in domestic service and the construction and garment industries face working conditions that qualify as involuntary servitude.

Take the case of Mylene Mandas, a filipina who went to Kuwait to work as a domestic helper. According to her, she was allowed to eat (her employers’ leftovers) only once in a day. She was only allowed two hours of sleep, and her employers would slap and beat her without reasons which resulted in bruises all over her body and her left ear becoming swollen. To top it all, she did not receive a single cent for all these sufferings (read full story)

In 1999, it was reported that 5 Filipino women who went to Japan were forced to undress and have sex with Japanese clients in front of other customers (source)

What can we do?

• Support anti-trafficking legislations (What is trafficking in relation to modern day pinoy slavery?)

• Create awareness on the existence of the problem

• Be part of advocacies against human trafficking
• Report illegal recruiters to POEA
  

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