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by Fahima I am the fruit of a loving, caring, and happy family. My father was a great, hard-working farmer and my mother was a housewife....

by Rosemarie My name is Rosemarie. I'm 38 years old. I am the breadwinner of my family. My father worked hard to give us everything to...

by Carol I’m Carol, a mother of three from a very humble family in Kenya. Life was not easy when I was younger. I was around three years...

By Genevive Content warning: this article contains mentions of abuse and suicide. Since I was young, I experienced a lot of struggles in...

by Anne Life has been a rollercoaster of challenges, victories, and heartbreaks—a journey carved with resilience, sacrifice, and an...

by Josephine As the children of migrant domestic workers, our children are often deprived of the attention and guidance from us parents....

by May Belen I am a single mother and I have one son. I am from a poor family in the Philippines  and it was very hard to survive. My...

by Arlhyne Content warning: This article contains mentions of abuse. When I applied to be a domestic worker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, I...

by Noani Content warning: This article contains mention of abuse. It was a hot, sunny day when I left my home town, fourteen years ago. I...

Jenny is a domestic worker born in the Philippines. She worked in the government sector but the salary was not enough to feed her family....

By Marissa Begonia It was the morning of the 14th of January when my son Jemuel handed me the post; and said, ‘’Mum, this looks special;...

Our life when I was young was so difficult. We struggled everyday to work hard just to have a meal. Even though I was young, my eyes were...

Six years ago, a blessing was bestowed upon me Something that no material object can replace In my arms is a serendipity One that has the...

My name is Marigold. I am one of the members of The Voice Domestic Workers' a self-help group run by and for migrant domestic workers...

I came from the Middle East to the UK as a domestic worker in a private household in 2013. I was on a Six Months Overseas Domestic Worker...

I couldn’t imagine that life would be this great Until I saw your pretty face You were tiny, you were beautiful, I loved your black and...

I am a man full of dreams. Everybody has dreams; dreams that we all want to become a reality. I am the second youngest of 12 siblings. We...

I want to be recognised as a worker and not a victim of modern slavery or trafficking.” On the 6th April 2012, the government removed the...