Jitu's Story:
It is so easy for migrant workers to disappear in Scotland. Few cared about them, and many resented them for taking local work (though locals rarely would perform the tasks they did). Jitu, 29, from a village in India, was a very petite girl with a cheerful, submissive personality. A trained nurse in India, he worked as a nurse’s assistant at a care home for demented old folk in Strathaven earning more than she could at home. The institution was close enough to Glasgow for the families of the inmates to drive without undue effort. And it was far enough that infrequent visits could be excused. As a result, it was always filled to capacity with a waiting list.
Jitu’s work consisted of the lowest and most unpleasant tasks available such as cleaning up the beds of the residents who had wet or soiled themselves. Nevertheless, she always maintained a positive attitude and cared deeply for the old people she served. Jitu's training in India had focused on preventing the communication of infection diseases. On a few occasions, she'd mentioned to the professional staff that there were measures that could be taken in the home to protect the most vulnerable residents from the spread of respiratory infections. They had dismissed the concerns of this 'ignorant foreigner' and told her to concentrate on her job of cleaning up the shit.
Jitu’s work permit has expired, and she’d been threatened with deportation in the generally ‘hostile atmosphere.’ When she failed to turn up for work one night, her employers don’t report her, they guess she’s either been arrested or gone to ground. They knew if they reported her missing, they’d just be in trouble for continuing to employ her.
A valuable prize for Graeme as several of his customers disdained Western girls in favor of East Indians.