Ten Korean Sex Slaves Forced to Work 20-hour Days Freed in Sydney
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"Action Urged on Sex Trafficking Visa Abuse"
Paul Kruger
On Thursday the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and immigration officials rescued ten Korean women that were being forced to work 20-hour days in a Sydney brothel. Not surprising, this particular case of sex trafficking and slavery mirrors what goes on throughout the world including in America and Atlanta, Georgia.
The fact that these Korean sex slaves were forced to service men and women for 20 hours a day, which means they would only obtain around four hours of sleep a night, demonstrates how captors purposely keep victims sleep deprived as well as half-starved.
Many people, upon first hearing about the problem of sex slavery, often wonder why the victims to not simply run away and contact the police. However, these acts of sleep deprivation, starving and drugging serve in literally destroying a person’s will to escape or live. By all accounts, these acts are attributed to brain washing.
The police say that the 10 Korean sex slaves were brought to Australia on lawful work visas. And, although the Manager of Border Operations for the AFP, Glen McEwen, states that the women were aware they were going to work in the sex industry, he concludes that they were subsequently held against their will and deceived about the conditions they originally expected to endure.
McEwen states that the women had their travel documents, airline tickets and passports removed by their captors.
The Department of Immigration and the AFP says the sex slave syndicate they busted was worth a staggering $3 million a year. And, although they state that the arrests made a major dent to the illegal trade in Australia, many anti-slavery groups beg to differ due to the inconclusive statistics concerning just how many victims and brothels exist in the region.
The fact that the syndicate was able to bring women into the country on legal working visas has prompted Ms. Burns, the director of the Anti-Slavery Project at Sydney University of Technology, to challenge why it was so easy for people to bring these women into the country and exploit them.
Ms. Burns says, “Today’s news is a warning that we really must ensure that there are proper measures in place to protect foreign workers.”
The ten rescued women have been put under the care of the Department of Immigration.
Written by: William Mac
