The unscheduled programme - the third in the TV series "The fate of deceived people" - told the stories of some young Uzbek women, who were forced into prostitution in Kazakhstan, as well as that of several men from various Uzbek regions who illegally travelled to Russia to work and eventually became victims of forced labour or were killed there.

A brothel owner from central Navoi Region, Jamila Muhtorova, has trafficked some young Uzbek women into Kazakhstan’s Astana city, where they were forced into prostitution, the programme said. "Jamila forced us to have sex with strangers. We had no choice, our passports were taken away. We had to act this way. When we arrived in Astana, two men met us. They accommodated us at a flat. Jamila handed our passports over to those men. The next day we were taken to a sauna and forced to have sex with strangers in Kazakhstan," the programme showed a victim as saying.

The woman also described how they finally made their escape and returned to Uzbekistan.

The broadcast also showed interviews with two investigators from the Navoi regional interior directorate, who spoke about the case, as well as with five men from Navoi Region who travelled illegally to Russia. The latter were recruited by Rashid Qadamov, a resident of northwestern Khorezm Region. The men talked about the harsh working and living conditions as they became victims of forced labour with their passports taken away, and how they finally returned to Uzbekistan.

"The surprising thing is that nearly all people, who fell into Qadamov’s trap, had permanent jobs and have experienced ups and downs of life. They were not satisfied with the income they were earning in Uzbekistan, and travelled to a foreign country without any protection to earn big money. Having got no payment after working several months in harsh conditions, they realized that they were deceived," the TV said.

Over video of villages, a funeral, and rural people, the programme told the stories of five Uzbek men from eastern Ferghana and southwestern Bukhara regions. It said the men had been killed in Russia, without specifying how they died. The broadcast showed parents and relatives of the killed men crying, regretting and urging young people to seek jobs in Uzbekistan. "It is not difficult to understand that the only cause of these tragedies is travelling abroad illegally and without any protection," the TV emphasized.

Over video of street billboards warning of human trafficking, offices, young men sitting test, the programme said that Uzbek people may legally get jobs abroad, including in South Korea, via relevant government agencies. "Recently a group of Uzbek people - applicants for jobs in South Korea - sat Korean language test," the programme said.

It showed interviews with some applicants as well as with an official who said that legal Uzbek workers enjoyed the same rights and salaries as South Korean workers had.