Strong fight to end labor and organ trafficking

Daily Bruin | Nicole Mirea

The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center hosted “Trends In Exploitation: Labor Trafficking and Organ Trafficking” on Thursday. The event addressed trafficking problems in Los Angeles and worldwide. Photo: Daniel Yang

Ima Matul left Indonesia in 1997 hoping to start a new life as a nanny in the United States.

As soon as she landed in Los Angeles, her employer took her passport and forced her to work 15 to 20 hours a day with no pay. She was just 17 years old.

Matul, a labor traffic survivor, now works for the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking.

On Thursday, she shared her story at “Trends In Exploitation: Labor Trafficking and Organ Trafficking,” an event organized by the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center.

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