Real Life with Missi

 32-year-old Linda migrated to Kuwait, Saudi and Jordan, spending over six years abroad.  She speaks extensively about her experiences with different employers, including abuse, sexual harassment, restrictions on food, and non-payment of wages.

24-year-old Ernestina recounts her escape from a two-and-half-year ordeal of torture and abuse in Saudi Arabia. 

Migrating to Kuwait on a visit visa, Esther's migration experience was a mixed bag of fortune and challenges.

29-year-old Yaayira from Ghana still struggles with her health after being subjected to forced labour and starvation for two years in Jordan.

Abena, a 25 year old, was deceived into fleeing her country in search of greener pastures in Lebanon and what awaits her is quite alarming.

Real Life with Missi is a podcast series in which migrant women share their experiences to raise awareness on irregular migration and its consequences. Host Missi is a Ghanaian returnee, survivor, and advocate for fair migration and gender equality. In this first episode, she shares her ordeal of being trafficked to Kurdistan and Iraq from Ghana, and how she managed to escape.   A Migrant-Rights.org production