The Ghana Police Service has urged Ghanaian families of victims of abuse in the Gulf States to report such incidents to the service.
The directive follows a series of Citi News reports on the brutality women especially face after they are recruited to work in those countries.
[contextly_sidebar id=”AO1IsztOhhcB8LkBJCqjtHYyfmOCJgFm”]The Ghana Immigration Service reported that 2000 women were stranded in the Gulf States within the past five months.
These women are taken by recruitment agencies to these countries and are subjected to various forms of abuse instead of the jobs promised.
Head of Public Relations at the CID ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwa said they can only commence investigations based on complaints.
“The first and foremost thing that has to be done is to come to the Anti Trafficking Human Unit and make a formal complaint and then based on your complaint, then we we will commence investigation into the contract, how the person got there and who are behind the trafficking,” Benefo Darkwa said.
Family asked to pay 3,000 for return of relative
In a related development, the family of one of the victims has said they have been given a one week ultimatum by a Kuwaiti recruitment agency to pay $3,000 for the return of their sister.
The victim, who was promised a hairdressing job and training to help her develop her skills, was rather forced to become a house help upon arrival.
The victim is now at the agency in Kuwait waiting for her family to send three thousand dollars before she is allowed to return to Ghana.
Speaking to Citi News, a brother of the victim explained that “when she arrived in the country, it was not a hairdressing job, she was sent to a certain lady’s house and she worked from 7 am in the morning to 11 pm in the evening before she was allowed to sleep.”
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana