Alena P. was a dancer and performer in Russia. She came to the United States on a
Question:
Alena P. was a dancer and performer in Russia. She came to the United States on a visa for cultural performances to work in a theater troupe. When she arrived, she was taken to an apartment in New Jersey and told that she was to work as a waitress to pay off the debt that she accrued from coming to the United States. She was physically threatened and her passport was confiscated.
She worked for almost a year, only receiving about $50 a week that she had to use to pay for meals. Every day, her boss picked her up from an apartment, which she shared with other young waitresses, and brought her directly to work. She was not told how long she had to work there to pay off her debt. The total amount that she owed was not clear because her boss deducted rent, transportation, and food costs from her income.
1. Is this a case of human trafficking? If so, what type of trafficking has occurred?
2. What are the best means of assisting this person?
3. What types of risk and protective factors do you see present?
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