Tesori Raggianti an Anti Trafficking Ministry of Operation Mobilization

My name is Annie and I am from Ecuador. I have a three year old daughter. I left her with my mother and went to Paris, where I had heard there were many great job opportunities. I was met by two women and three transvestites, who told me that the only job available at the time was as a prostitute. They said I owed them money for my travel costs and needed to start working straight away. I worked in a park with many other women and had to fight for my territory. I could not go back to my pimp without any money. After one year, I was transported to Italy and locked in a brothel, where I worked for up to twenty hours per day. I was not allowed to leave.