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Four Bangladeshi women are free today!<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]\n
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All in their twenties, Zafrina, Aadhysha, Vijetha, and Udaya were born and raised in Bangladesh, a country that ranks particularly low on the Legatum prosperity index. It\u00a0 states that safety and security are especially low, where \u201cwar, conflict, terror, and crime have destabilized the security of individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, when Zafrina, Aadhysha, and Vijetha were offered domestic jobs \u2014\u00a0as housekeepers in India for the affluent \u2014 they jumped at the opportunity. Udaya was solicited to be a bride to a businessman who lived in Mumbai. She was afraid of what her future held, committing her life to a stranger.<\/p>\n

But the risks at stake were so much higher than these four women could imagine.<\/p>\n

Men coordinated their transportation to India. They weren\u2019t far beyond the border when the small van pulled up to a seedy looking hotel.<\/p>\n

Another man came out to greet the driver and ushered the women inside. They felt alarm, knowing that the trip was supposed to take longer. But they didn\u2019t speak Hindi and had no way to ask the questions that began to arise.<\/p>\n

Their voices could be heard as they talked to each other, tense and in hushed tones.\u00a0What is happening? This does not look right.<\/em><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s when the cards seemed to fall. They were being sold.<\/p>\n

But our national operatives in India are systematically targeting the flow of trafficking along the border with Bangladesh. Team investigators were actively watching for any signs of exploitation, and they worked quickly to put together evidence and collaborate with police.<\/p>\n

Because of the strong relationship national operatives have with the authorities in this area, they were able to move quickly.<\/p>\n

Undercover operatives posing as customers were sent in to hand over cash for these women, and once they were taken to hotel rooms, police descended on the traffickers.<\/p>\n

A female officer approached the women with open arms and a gentle voice.\u00a0We are here to help you. Peace. You are not at fault.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And the four women were taken away, in safety. They would need time to heal from these handful of days in the brothel. But thanks to our national operatives, the quick action of police, and your funding, they can start to heal.<\/p>\n

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