Sweatshop Farm

By Cyanide Circus

Human Trafficking is a crime which happens everywhere in the world and even if people may not believe it's still an issue it happens everywhere. There are different types of exploitation and even children and elderly people are not safe from this crime against humanity. Some people may be trafficked sexually and forced to work in a brothel or 'massage parlor where they are held against their will and forced to work. Others may be put to work in forced labor where they are promised a large amount of money to change their lives only tricked into working in unsafe and dangerous conditions.

I write about these topics because though I identify as a horror writer, I've been through experiences and know people who've been through serious trauma. I write to inform people and to push people to take a positive action after reading my books. Though I enjoy writing for shock value I also like to write to use my expression and passion for writing to find my own humanity.

Just a warning, I tend to go to a very dark place when I write. I don't hold back and like to write about the most traumatic experiences and I enjoy making my readers uncomfortable. I recognize that even if I'm extremely lucky to craft a fabricated story that there are many others who have true accounts of real trauma. I can only hope that such people are somewhere safe now and have accessed health, healing and compassion from the general public.

In my recent book I WRITE MY TRAFFICKERS HATE LETTERS WITH MY MENSTRUAL BLOOD I touched on the issue of sexual trafficking and did my best to write a realistic story. I wrote the story in first person to make the reader relate to the situation I was trying to convey and just how easy it may be to fall into that world. I wrote that previous story because a former partner was trafficked and I spent time reading horrible accounts of anonymous stories on Nordic Model Now.

In this book I'll be writing a fictional account of what someone who has been trafficked in a labor camp may experience and the work environment they may find themselves in. Please be aware that even if it happens in the real world that this book will NOT be talking about sexual trafficking of children. However, this book will be mentioning children, elderly, healthy adults, unhealthy adults and teenagers being forced to work in an unsafe environment and exploited in a workplace.

Some of the scenarios I'll be discussing will involve emotional abuse, black mail, threatening of visa and citizenship, people being dehumanized, beaten and kept in cages. Death threats, verbal, emotional and physical abuse. I want to be upfront about my content because it is up to my readers to decide whether they can stomach the content.

Please do not read any further if you may be upset by such material.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cyanide Circus
• Release date: Sep 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223270881

Book preview

Prologue

Human Trafficking is a crime which happens everywhere in the world and even if people may not believe it’s still an issue it happens everywhere. There are different types of exploitation and even children and elderly people are not safe from this crime against humanity. Some people may be trafficked sexually and forced to work in a brothel or ‘massage parlor where they are held against their will and forced to work. Others may be put to work in forced labor where they are promised a large amount of money to change their lives only tricked into working in unsafe and dangerous conditions.

I write about these topics because though I identify as a horror writer, I’ve been through experiences and know people who’ve been through serious trauma. I write to inform people and to push people to take a positive action after reading my books. Though I enjoy writing for shock value I also like to write to use my expression and passion for writing to find my own humanity.

Just a warning, I tend to go to a very dark place when I write. I don’t hold back and like to write about the most traumatic experiences and I enjoy making my readers uncomfortable. I recognize that even if I’m extremely lucky to craft a fabricated story that there are many others who have true accounts of real trauma. I can only hope that such people are somewhere safe now and have accessed health, healing and compassion from the general public.

In my recent book I WRITE MY TRAFFICKERS HATE LETTERS WITH MY MENSTRUAL BLOOD I touched on the issue of sexual trafficking and did my best to write a realistic story. I wrote the story in first person to make the reader relate to the situation I was trying to convey and just how easy it may be to fall into that world. I wrote that previous story because a former partner was trafficked and I spent time reading horrible accounts of anonymous stories on Nordic Model Now.

In this book I’ll be writing a fictional account of what someone who has been trafficked in a labor camp may experience and the work environment they may find themselves in. Please be aware that even if it happens in the real world that this book will NOT be talking about sexual trafficking of children. However, this book will be mentioning children, elderly, healthy adults, unhealthy adults and teenagers being forced to work in an unsafe environment and exploited in a workplace.

Some of the scenarios I’ll be discussing will involve emotional abuse, black mail, threatening of visa and citizenship, people being dehumanized, beaten and kept in cages. Death threats, verbal, emotional and physical abuse. I want to be upfront about my content because it is up to my readers to decide whether they can stomach the content.

Please do not read any further if you may be upset by such material.

Chapter One

I’m on a one way plane ride to my new life. I saw an advertisement on social media with a promise to have a working income and with no commitments and dependents I’ve decided to take that risk. I miss my family immensely, they are now overseas and I want to work hard to bring them here. They aren’t happy, they are struggling and Australia is one of the best places to work and live in. Australia is a place of opportunity and I have been speaking to my new employer and they have been kind enough to purchase my plane ticket to fly me here. I feel guilty but they have told me that I will be able to pay them back after I earn enough to do so.

I’m scared, I feel anxious but I know I need to do this to bring my family here. I don’t know my working rights and I don’t know whether they know I don’t have a visa. They booked me a flight in another name and told me that security won’t even check my identification. They told me that I can use a fake name to board the plan with fake identification they sent me. They told me as long as I do what they tell me to that I’ll never get in trouble.

It’s so scary going to a new country, I can speak and understand some English but not that confident in my abilities. I don’t know where I am going and I am putting all of my trust into the hands of someone who may or may not have good intentions for me. My new employer has arranged to have some one pick me up from the airport and take me to my new workplace.

I looked at photos of Australia before I got on the plane, it has the most beautiful beaches and forests everywhere. The people all look very happy and apparently they are very fair and have a good welfare system. My family tell me I need to apply for a visa, but my new employer tells me I don’t have to wait to apply for a visa because they told me they will take care of that for me so I can start working for them as soon as possible. I don’t know if they are being honest or not, but they tell me I don’t need to have a visa to work on their farm and that they will handle all the legal stuff for me.

My family have warned me to be careful, that something doesn’t add up. I actually left in the middle of the night while they were asleep because my employer booked me an early morning flight. I told them I was going to work on a farm, they tried to talk me out of it but I couldn’t miss the opportunity. I didn’t get to say goodbye to them, they didn’t even know I was actually going to follow through with my plan. I didn’t even know I was going to do something so drastic and scary. I didn’t even get to say goodbye. I didn’t want to miss the opportunity. My family will be sad when they wake up and find me gone but I can’t stand watching them suffer anymore. I need to work hard and earn money to make them happier, I just want a better life for them. Apparently in Australia people like me can get a fresh start to life and we can work hard, jobs pay us better in Australia.

The best part is that my new workplace has free accommodation, free meals and enables me to live on the premises while I work. It was why I answered the advertisement, it looked to be a really good opportunity. They told me I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone where I was going, I hope they don’t mind that I told my family. I wasn’t allowed to tell my family but I told them that I was going to work on a farm in Australia and that everything will be OK. I just hope that my employers don’t find out and that I don’t get in trouble. It’s perfect for what I need because I don’t know what else to do, I want to earn enough to bring my family over here. I’ve been talking to my new boss and they have built a really good relationship with me. I trust them and I think they will make sure I will be OK. They told me they will teach me the Australian way and that I’ll be welcome to join their family. They told me that I am not alone, that they have helped people like me out and that they have happy people staying on their farm and working for them.

I still feel anxious and I don’t think I’ll ever stop feeling anxious. I’m doing something crazy and I still don’t even know if what I am doing is legal. I’m an adult, I can make my own choices. They seem to be really nice and honest so far and have been really clear with me about what they expect from me. They even sent me a photo of where I will be staying. The beds look so nice and comfortable and they even make us food before our work, they told me they love having workers stay with them.

They even promised they would help me with my English, that they would help me develop and branch out professionally. It means they were a farm open to learning about other cultures and learning about other worlds. I knew this had to be an ethical group and that these people were going to help me bring my family to Australia. I know somehow it is all going to be OK even if I am worried sick.

I rest back into the airplane seat, it’s comfortable and my first time on a plane. It’s a beautiful sight looking down at the land and ocean below. We will be touching down and landing in Australia soon and I will commence my brand new life. I don’t know where I am going but I know I am doing the best I can for myself and my family. I cant read the name on the ticket because I don’t know the pronunciation but apparently it’s a city in Australia and I will be allowed to keep my phone with me and contact my family the entire time. I am scared but I feel safe, this is only scary because I’ve never done anything like this before.

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I step off the plane and follow the crowd into the huge busy building. I want to explore the busy building and look around but my employer directed me to approach the two men who would be holding a sign with my name on it. They were the two men who would be escorting me to the farm I would be