“We stayed in the owner’s room for a month since he was overseas. My mother took our passports claiming that she needs them to enroll us in collage. However, my mother asked us to work in the massage center until we get admission in the collage. When we refused, she let other men beat us till we said yes. The men also threatened to bring our younger sisters if we refused. During the last ten days of Ramadan, we went back to Pakistan. There my sister got admission in a college and refused return to Dubai. However, my mother threatened us and continued beating our siblings until we agreed. My sister was sent back to Pakistani after FA (clerk) raped her and she got pregnant. Then I was forced to offer massage to client’s sensitive part as they used to charge more for that. My mother received Dh1,000 for my work.”
*The name has been changed to protect the identity of the individual
