1st time in UAE women are charged with forced labor
Intl criticism remains over UAE’s human trafficking
Men have always been charged as the heads of human trafficking groups in the UAE but on Monday, the country saw its first case of two women charged of forced labor and sexual exploitation of three other women.
The Public Prosecution referred to the Court of First Instance two women for alleged human trafficking, with the specific charge of forcing someone to work without pay and sexual exploitation, for the first time, upon an order from the Dubai’s Attorney-General, The Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.