The Dark Reality of UAE's Sex Trafficking Industry.

African women are trafficked into the UAE and forced into prostitution by illicit networks operating within the country. The UAE is a major destination for sex trafficking, and Emirati authorities do little to protect these women, according to anti-trafficking activists, Nigerian authorities, and interviews with trafficked women. Human traffickers keep African women in sexual slavery by playing on their financial desperation and creating webs of manipulation and coercion, subjecting them to threats and violence. The UAE's sex industry is shaped by the country's distinctive demography and economy, and the government allows a bustling sex trade as a way of pacifying male workers.