An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was reportedly raped by her new employer in Kuwait.
Victim “Taya” was dismissed from her job in 2017 after getting sick eight months into her employment.
The victim said she had no idea that she was already sold off for KWD 1,900 or around P370,000 after getting fired.
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