2 Pinays barred from leaving for UAE

Ghio Ong – The Philippine Star February 25, 2024 | 12:00am Tourists wearing surgical masks are pictured on a beach next to Burj Al Arab in Dubai on January 29 2020. AFP / Giuseppe Cacace, file MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinas believed to be victims of human trafficking have been prevented from leaving for the […]

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Ghio Ong – The Philippine Star

February 25, 2024 | 12:00am

Tourists wearing surgical masks are pictured on a beach next to Burj Al Arab in Dubai on January 29 2020.

AFP / Giuseppe Cacace, file

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinas believed to be victims of human trafficking have been prevented from leaving for the United Arab Emirates.

The women, in their late 20s and 30s, tried to fly to Thailand on Feb. 21, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said in a statement.

They initially claimed to be tourists going on holiday but their travel documents showed they were going to UAE, the BI said.

The two women admitted they were recruited to work as a dancer and a massage therapist in the UAE, according to the BI.