I decide the best way to investigate is to get out and speak to people. One night I’m sitting at an outdoor bar in a bustling resort hotel. Music is thumping, cocktails are flowing, everyone around me is dressed to impress - and I admit I’ve undergone a mini-makeover to fit in here too.
At the table directly in front of me, I overhear a glamorous woman tell a man: “I usually take men back to my place. It’s safer that way.” Negotiations ensue, and then moments later, the two of them walk out together. I get talking to Hope, who is from Uganda and she tells me about her predicament. Brought to Dubai on the promise of a supermarket job, she says she was then tricked into prostitution. |
