By Jane Tafel | Managing Director of Hagar USA
Linh was raised in central Vietnam, in a very poor family. She was forced to work as a child, and she never got to go to school. Abuse by her father continued for years.
At 21, Linh escaped this difficult home life. She married and had a child. Things were much better, but then her husband was tragically killed. Linh was forced to find a way to support herself. Although hesitant, she accepted a job in a textile factory in Russia. She hoped to make enough money in a short time to support her child for years to come.
It didn't work out that way. In Russia, her passport was taken and she was forced to work in a sweatshop 20 hours a day. She was given little to eat and slept in overcrowded, cold, and dirty conditions with dozens of other Vietnamese people. Some of them had been there for four years. None had been paid.
Finally the sweatshop was raided and everyone was sent home. Now, Linh is with Hagar Vietnam. She's not whole yet, but we believe she will be. And its our privilege to journey alongside her. When you support this project, you help more women like Linh become whole again.
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