MANILA, Philippines — Speaking in hushed tones and hiding under her blanket inside her employer’s home in Syria, a trafficking victim from the Philippines bared that corrupt immigration officers are allegedly paid P50,000 by recruiters for each Filipino worker trafficked out of the country.
The victim, who claimed to have been bought by her Syrian employer for a measly $1,000, said the immigration personnel seek renumeration from recruiters to ensure a smooth transit of trafficked Filipinos to their place of destination.
He fear was further compounded by the fact that her Syrian employer is a powerful individual, being supposedly related to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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