In Poland, migrant workers from Latin America report abuse, exploitation | Migration News

Wroclaw, Poland – Rocio Flores, a 44-year-old mother of three, stood trembling in the bathroom of a dilapidated country house in Blaszki, a village in central Poland.

Her breath was shallow as her heart pounded. Minutes earlier, a man from the agency she had been working for had waved a gun at her and five of her Colombian coworkers. It was August 2023.

“In my homeland, Mexico, when a man reaches for his gun, it is because he wants to use…