Young women from Nepal are being duped into coming to the UAE with the promise of jobs but are abused then sold for a few thousand dirhams. The girls are exploited by agents who promise them a lucrative living then subject them to physical and mental abuse. "The clandestine agents exploit them on golden promises in Nepal to send them to the Emirates," said Dipak Adhikari, counsellor and deputy chief of the Nepal Embassy. When they arrive in the UAE, he said, an unscrupulous agency "receives them and sells them to willing residents". The embassy is offering refuge to women fleeing such situations, and about three or four seek help each week. "Attempts to rape, sexual harassment, torture and non-payment of wages are common with most of the ladies who are sheltered at the mission's safe house," Mr Adhikari said.
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