More Than 100 Women Kept as Slaves in Human Egg Harvesting Farm in Georgia

https://thenewfeminist.co.uk/2025/02/more-than-100-women-kept-as-slaves-in-illegal-egg-harvesting-farm-in-georgia/?amp=1

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  3. Oh my gosh! That article is just horrific!

    Surgeries, hormone pumping…. This world is truly sickening sometimes.

  4. Oh my gosh! That article is just horrific!

    Surgeries, hormone pumping…. This world is truly sickening sometimes.

  6. I’d expect this shit in some dystopian cyberpunk book, not real life.

  7. Absolutely fucked up. I hate human traffickers with my whole being!

  8. 100+ women being held, 1 escaped, and interpol managed to release 3??? Where’s the rest of the story..

  9. Knew this would be mafia related – Chinese mafia is interesting

  11. Probably one of the worst headlines I’ve ever read and I’ve read quite a few. Jesus.

  12. From the article, “with an unknown number of women still unaccounted for, the scale of this exploitation may only be beginning to surface.” Only 3 of ~100 women were found.

  14. Who was buying those women eggs? They harvested them to sell to someone.

  15. #Human Trafficking Scandal: Over 100 Women Held as enslaved people in Georgian Egg Harvesting Farm

    Georgia is a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia and is a former Soviet republic where a horrifying case of human trafficking has been uncovered. More than 100 women, predominantly from Thailand, were imprisoned and exploited in an illegal egg harvesting operation. Lured by fake job adverts on Facebook promising high salaries for surrogacy roles, the women travelled to Georgia, believing they had secured legitimate work. Instead, their passports were confiscated, and they were detained in isolated facilities where they were subjected to forced medical procedures to harvest their eggs.

    One survivor described the conditions as “inhumane,” recounting how they were given hormone treatments and underwent egg retrieval surgeries monthly, often without payment or proper medical care. Attempts to leave were met with demands for large sums of money, and many of the women suffered severe physical and emotional trauma as a result of the repeated procedures.

    The scheme was exposed after one woman escaped and alerted Thai authorities. With the help of Pavena Hongsakula, the founder of a Thai anti-trafficking foundation, and Interpol, three women were rescued in late January. However, the number of victims still held captive remains unknown, and investigations into the criminal network behind the operation are ongoing.

    Authorities have linked the exploitation to a Chinese-run trafficking ring, with harvested eggs likely sold on the black market for IVF treatments. This case has shed light on the dark underbelly of the global fertility industry, particularly in countries like Georgia, which has become a hub for international surrogacy. While surrogacy is legal in Georgia, the lack of regulation has left women vulnerable to such exploitation.

    The victims are now receiving support, but the revelations have sparked urgent calls for tighter international laws on fertility services to prevent further abuse.

  17. We really are a fucked up species. I can’t wait to see what kinds of fun shenanigans actual AI will get up.

  19. I know it’s just a story but borrasca really opened my eyes to how NORMAL this shit is in some places, even though it’s absolutely horrific.

    Hopefully these fuckers get the death sentence and the women can hopefully find their place in the world again.

  21. Okay, let’s clear up any confusion. I’m talking about Georgia, the country in the Caucasus region, not the U.S. state. It sits at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The capital is Tbilisi.

  24. Humans are just awful, what the fuck?? Like what the actual fuck, those poor women.

  25. I watched a movie called Midnight Runners that has this type of trafficking as a theme. I remember my brother saying it was a bit far fetched, but this world keeps making sure to disgust me further.

  26. … excuse me, what now?

    I don’t even want to fathom the market behind this.

  27. Nothing’s ever a one off. This is happening elsewhere

  32. Horrifying, seems like something out of a novel or movie almost. Truly disturbing how people can do that to others. I hope more victims can be freed and this practice stop.

  34. The traffickers should be eradicated without mercy

  35. We’re talking the country Georgia, right? Not the state in the US?

  36. >The victims were recruited through Facebook advertisements, offering salaries between €11,500 and €17,000 to work as surrogates for couples unable to conceive. Believing they had secured legitimate employment, they travelled to Georgia, where their expenses and passport applications were covered by the organisation behind the scheme. Upon arrival, however, it became clear that the job offer was a ruse. **The women were taken to isolated properties where they were given hormone treatments to stimulate egg production and forced to undergo egg retrieval procedures monthly.**

    >**One of the survivors, speaking at a press conference in Bangkok, described the conditions inside the so-called ‘egg farm’ as inhumane. “We were treated like cattle,” she said, as reported by Bild, recounting how the women were subjected to constant medical interventions without proper care or compensation. Some women were left without any payment at all, despite enduring repeated procedures. Those who attempted to leave were informed they would have to pay €2,000 to secure their release.**

    >It was only when one woman managed to escape and alert Thai authorities that the operation was exposed. She contacted Pavena Hongsakula, the founder of a Thai foundation dedicated to protecting women and children from trafficking. **The foundation worked alongside Interpol to investigate the case and, on January 30, coordinated the rescue of three Thai women from the facility. However, it remains unclear how many women are still being held, with Thai authorities stating that the investigation is ongoing.**

    Jesus christ I feel sick.

  37. Oh my fucking god that sounds like a true nightmare on earth. Any concept of human harvesting make me squeamish. Jesus fucking christ.

  38. I am just here to petition the state of Georgia changing its name to Georguh or something of the like, open to suggestions.

  39. Every time I open Reddit I see something that makes me lose a little more faith in humanity. Reading this, I lost a lot

  40. As a father to daughters, I guess I have to add this to my list of potential dangers my girls will face. FFS The list is getting long.

  42. Georgia the country? Or the state?

    I’m assuming country but the article doesn’t specify…

  43. Ooooohhhhhh…. Georgia the country.

    Headline makes more sense once you realize that.

  44. What the ever loving fuck? We are using humans to harvest eggs?!?!?!?! I refuse to believe this is real because it’s so fucked

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