A relief flight yesterday brought home 132 Bhutanese women evacuated from Iraq upon the command of His Majesty The King.

According to a press release from the foreign ministry, over 160 women were trafficked to Iraq in the last few years through illegal Bhutanese agents by colluding with foreign agents, which are unauthorised and illegal in Bhutan.

These women were promised good job opportunities abroad, and they were not told they would be sent to Iraq. “Once there, they were made to work in inhospitable conditions, and often subject to abuse,” the press release stated.

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