Upon arrival in countries far from their homes. these women are often stripped of their passports. held against their will in slavelike conditions. and sexually abused. Rape. intimidation. and violence are commonly employed by traffickers to control their victims and to prevent them from seeking help. Through physical isolation and psychological trauma. traffickers and brothel owners imprison women in a world of economic and sexual exploitation that imposes a constant fear of arrest and deportation. as well as of violent reprisals by the traffickers themselves. to whom the women must pay off evergrowing debts. Many brothel owners actually prefer foreign womenwomen who are far from help and home. and who do not speak the languageprecisely because of the ease of controlling them. Most of these women never imagined that they would enter such a hellish world. having traveled abroad to find better jobs or to see the world.
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Foreign women are preferred by brothel owners because they are easier to control.