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"Between 2008 and 2010, 15 Nepalese maids working in Lebanon committed suicide," says Sthaneshwar Devkota, executive director at the state-run Foreign Employment Promotion Board. "Being mostly illiterate and unaware, they are easily duped. For instance, though they get free visas, many agencies swindle them."
"The more dangerous ruse is making them go though India. If their documents are not in order or they are being lured to banned destinations like Lebanon, immigration authorities at Kathmandu airport will spot the fraud. So they are made to go to India first. It increases the danger of the women being forced into the flesh trade."
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"Between 2008 and 2010, 15 Nepalese maids working in Lebanon committed suicide," says Sthaneshwar Devkota, executive director at the state-run Foreign Employment Promotion Board. "Being mostly illiterate and unaware, they are easily duped. For instance, though they get free visas, many agencies swindle them."
"The more dangerous ruse is making them go though India. If their documents are not in order or they are being lured to banned destinations like Lebanon, immigration authorities at Kathmandu airport will spot the fraud. So they are made to go to India first. It increases the danger of the women being forced into the flesh trade."
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