This piece was originally aired in 2009 on Al Jazeera English on July 30.

"Svetlana's", journey, like hundreds of others, began in Central Asia where she was duped by the promise of a legitimate job in Dubai.   Instead her identity was stolen and she was passed from one gang to another.  She ended up being held against her will servicing men for up to 12 hours a day.  Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford has "Svetlana's" story.