Ugandan women abused in scheme
Countries like Uganda have been sending thousands to work on US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. But as well as creating opportunity, this has opened up a channel for exploitation. Anna Cavell reports from Uganda on the women who, far from working on American bases, ended up abused by Iraqi households.
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