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| Police control find a Nigerian woman working as a prostitute in the outskirt of Turin |
The plight of trafficked Nigerian women forced to work in the sex trade has been highlighted by Paris-based photographer Elena Perlino, originally from Italy.
These Nigerian women are being trafficked to Italy under the pretence that they will be working as nannies or in factories – but often end up working the streets as prostitutes.
She began to notice the presence of young African women working on the streets during her commutes from Turin. She said:
'I decided to start from this surreal vision to tell a story. I have been working on the topic for several years, focusing mainly on the Italian connection.'
