Kashmiri women lured to UAE describe labor trafficking 'hellholes'

India, Dubai authorities grapple with flow of people duped by shady agents

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Women in Kashmir are at risk from unscrupulous agents who lure them overseas with the promise of good jobs. © Reuters

AAKASH HASSAN and QURATULAIN REHBAR, Contributing writers

SRINAGAR -- Nasrullah wanted a job that would brighten her family's prospects. But her home in Indian-administered Kashmir, a Himalayan region haunted by decades of conflict, offered few opportunities. Moving abroad seemed like the only hope.

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