[wanabidii] Trafficked to Turin: the Nigerian women forced into sex work abroad in Italy (M&G Africa)

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Trafficked to Turin: the Nigerian women forced into sex work abroad in Italy   Thousands of women are lured from Nigeria to Italy annually by the promise of a new life, only to find themselves trapped in the sex trade.

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