channel 4's documentary last night

[shelby1]

Did anyone see channel 4's documentary last about those poor women being trafficed for sex, I can't believe that its actually real life!

[natalie_1982]

Hi shelby, yes I did watch it but some of it just didn't add up for me.  I'm not saying it doesn't happen, it's obviously horrific for those being 'kidnapped' for want of a better word, but I couldn't understand how the husband had a camera phone although the reason his wife had been trafficked was because the country is so poor.  I think it could have been done even better from a different angle - I mean the pimp that wound up with 5 years community service was admitting to what he was doing, and had no shame.  It's obvious that they have people 'on the inside' working for them, but surely there is some sort of human rights legislation they could get them on if they are part of Europe? Rather than seeing a wild goose chase of one man trying to find his wife, when an estimated 500,000 women are trafficked a year I would have liked to have seen what the authorities were tryingto do about it (UK included).  Hopefully, though it will have raised awareness of the plight of these poor women (and I assume probably children and men too) and that could maybe help in some way.

[shelby1]

Hi Natalie, I know what you mean, I thought with the guy having a british film crew and reporters with him it would of frighten the ukraine/turkish authorities to help the guy find his wife to show that are/were doing something.  Strange!

[natalie_1982]

Exactly, especially as they had the lady 'Olga' on video tape, and girls who have managed to escape confirming that is what she does.  I understand their laws are very different, and that perhaps very corrupt, but it still didn't seem to make sense to me!

[shelby1]

I suppose it something we'll never find know, very interesting documentary any way

[taemoon]

just coz the country as a whole is poor doesnt mean one guy in it cant b rich enough to have a camera fone. Also i doubt the authorities in this country will be frightened into action by the programme. Like they said there is a huge business of it in the country too.

[mullein2]

i fell asleep watching it..zzzzzzz...did he find his wife?

[natalie_1982]

He did find his wife mullein2.

Taemoon, I'm not that daft, but the whole reason of her going on the boat was to get cheap materials for her mother because they had no money.

[shelby1]

Well said Natalie