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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 25 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Maria, who was sent to work as a live-in domestic servant for a family at the age of seven

Maria’s mother had also worked for the same family.

Although the family has agreed to compensate her, Maria, who lived in near-total isolation and without contact with her relatives, will remain with her employers, while authorities try to locate her family.

She was sent to work, at the place where her mother worked and now it's taking time to find her relatives? I'm not totally sure what the story behind the story is, but this certainly sounds like trafficking.

EDIT: While trying to find out more infromation, I came across this 2022 article about a woman held for 72 years. Evidently this sort of thing happens often?

But the situation is not unique. In the last year alone, this inspector has rescued seven other enslaved domestic workers in the city of Rio.