A trafficking sufferer was intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 final Thursday after making an attempt to evade inspection utilizing a wheelchair.
The BI mentioned the sufferer tried to board a Philippine Airlines flight certain for Thailand when she was intercepted by the bureau’s immigration safety and border enforcement part (I-PROBES).
She reportedly gave inconsistent statements throughout inspection earlier than admitting that she was recruited to be a family service employee in Lebanon, and was advised that she will likely be shuttled to Hongkong if her visa for Lebanon won’t be accredited.
The recruiters instructed the sufferer to make use of a wheelchair to bypass strict inspection and to delete all conversations along with her recruiter on her cell phone.
The sufferer has been referred to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) for help.
Meanwhile, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco warned the general public in opposition to trafficking schemes.
“These traffickers will go to great lengths to convince prospective workers to leave illegally because they earn a lot from their recruitment, but once the workers encounter distress, they will disappear,” he mentioned.—Jiselle Anne Casucian/AOL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
