Kenyan woman's ordeal highlights newly identified sex trafficking route

She returned to Kenya with the help of the International Organization of Migration (Photo: Jackson Njehia/Reuters)

J’s cousin promised her a well paid job in India as a housekeeper. Instead, she found herself in a brothel until the United Nations brought her home to Kenya when it was alerted to the human trafficking route.

“When I heard there were job vacancies in India, I was so happy,” said J, asking that only her initial be used to protect her privacy.