Exploitation Is Bad !

That is a given and I deplore exploitation and I feel for those mail order brides that are not treated as equals but it begs the question whether we don't also have exploitation of the "grooms" or sponsors. While there is no question some of these "grooms" are bastards there are probably many with little self esteem and balls to stand up to the "bride" and her family obligations.

October 8, 2006

Mail order brides face exploitation in Canada

By JEREMY HAINSWORTH

VANCOUVER (CP) - Nika thought her future was bright when she came to Canada from the Philippines as a bride to the owner of a booming taxi business.

She was following in the footsteps of her sister, Nela, who had herself immigrated as a mail-order bride and was living comfortably with her husband and two young children.

But soon after Nika arrived thanks to the sponsorship of her husband Tom, things began to fall apart. For one, she learned she was his fifth wife.

He beat her, restricted her right to use the phone, stopped sending money to her family and even controlled her diet.

Nika fled to a transition house after a month.

A new study by Simon Fraser University's Jen Marchbank says the scenario is not unique. Mail-order brides coming to Canada have little knowledge of their rights and face exploitation at the hands of unscrupulous husbands.

And the business in Canada is thriving, thanks in part to the Internet.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/10/08/pf-1978656.html