Carol was thrilled two years ago when she heard that, after several interviews, she had landed an office job in Thailand working as a typist. Her flight out there would be paid, food provided and there was free housing on top of her £600-a-month salary.
She had recently lost her job in hospitality in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi and life was tough. She was struggling to pay her rent, food bills and school fees for her eight-year-old daughter. So this seemed like a heaven-sent opportunity.
But the reality was very different. After arriving in Bangkok, she was taken on a long
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