BBC NEWS | In pictures: Forced labour and trafficking

Galina Nascu is 20-years-old. She was rescued from a so-called "beggar home" owned by Moldovan gypsies in St Petersburg, Russia. Galina's nightmare began when a woman promised her a good job. Galina was passed on to the "boss" who forced her to beg on the streets and in underground stations. She had to collect more than $100 a day in a city where the average monthly wage is around $250. If she failed, her "boss" would beat her up. Galina managed to escape and return to her village, south of Moldova's capital, Chisinau. A non-governmental organisation found her a job at a pig farm. "The pigs I work with remind me of people who used to oppress me," says Galina.

Text and picture: Nicolae Pojoga

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