A study by the BBC has found that Apple , Google and apple are facilitating online labor markets in the Middle east . The study found that Google and Apple are hosting apps used to buy and sell domestic workers in Kuwait and other Arabia , while the Facebook - owned platform Instagram is also being used to promote the availability of domestic workers . The BBC said it had uncovered evidence of international and local laws on human trafficking , modern slavery and forced labour being broken .
A report by the BBC has found that Apple, Google and Facebook are facilitating online slave markets in the Middle East. The study found that Google and Apple are hosting apps used to buy and sell domestic workers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, while the Facebook-owned platform Instagram is also being used to promote the availability of domestic workers. The BBC said it had uncovered evidence of international and local laws on human trafficking, modern slavery and forced labour being broken.