Do you know Sandra who has a bad experience of finding a job? What happen to her? Why it could happen?
Job Vacancy from Newspaper
Sandra was worked at International Banking in Indonesia. She was interested to work in the USA after monetary crisis befall Asian on 1998 and she lost her job. She decided to go to America because she must defray her 3 years old kid. In the beginning, she found a job on an newspaper that the job is in hotel in US.
Sandra has a low skill of english speech, but she passed a few process and interview in a recruitment place that the owner is the boss of that job. Before she go to America, she must pay about US$2700 on 2001 for that job. Sandra is promised that she would got payed US$5000/month.
She's Got Trapped
When she arrived at JFK Airport, New York and picked up by a man named Jhonny. When she came to Brooklyn, she came to an old apartment. When she entered, she became suspicious because she was called "mama" and its used to Gigolo. Sadly, its true she become a prostitute. She tried to escape but it can't. The first sight she saw was a teenage girl aged 12 or 13 years old with a bloody nose.
Lies about a job in hotel
After her arrival just a few hours in America, she was forced to serve a man. The next job, Jhonny showed himself to apologize to them and said that's maybe a mistake and he promised to take them to hotel in Chicago for the real job. He also promised to buy a uniform for them. Then, Jhonny took their photos and drove to the uniform store which was the lingerie store.
Work as a prostitute
Finally, she employed in a place that requires her to wear lingerie and doing a sexual scene. They said that Sandra has had a debt of US$30,000 and must be paid with serve 300 men. It costs US$100 / person.
Passed Escape
Day by day, Sandra try to escape from that place with her friend from Indonesia too. Finally she found a window in bathroom and escape together with her friends from Indonesia too. At that time, she called a number that were given by her friend. Her friend said that that man can help them. Luckily, he's an Indonesian too. Sandra hopes that this man could help to make the status to legal and find her a job. Sadly, that person is also involved the human trafficking and threatened them will be returned to Jhonny. When she try to escape again, she try to escape with her friend but her friend can't because her hand was held by that man.
She keep running wear a sandal and bring notes. Day after day she try ask some help but polices and Indonesia's Consulate refused her.
Reported to FBI
When it's winter, Sandra didn't have anything.She slept in Time Square and NYC Subway. She also told people about the story. One time, she met a sailor named Eddie. Sandra told Eddie everything about it. Eddie then made an appointment with Sandra next morning and took her to a place to meet with FBI Detective.
Sandra finally interviewed by two detectives. Sandra told them about everything and obtain proof of her arrival imigration and airline. After that, FBI detectives pretending to be a tramp before raided the house. Finally, detectives arrested Jhonny and call all the FBI team to entered the house and the criminals finally arrested too.
At the end, Sandra lived with her family together and now she have an organization to educate about human trafficking. She happy that she could help people and now she's become an activist.
