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Trapped in Oman

Episode 1

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News South AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Malawian women are being lured into a life of servitude as domestic workers in Oman. Through WhatsApp voice notes, videos, and texts, the documentary reveals their abusive ordeal, as well as exposing the tactics used by agents to lure women to the Middle East. In this episode, we meet an extraordinary network of women who, working across three continents, are fighting to bring these women home. We also hear intimate testimonies which reveal widespread accounts of sexual and physical abuse. Show less

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