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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 same features as me That moment of something I will forever miss The fire from my heart, keeping us warm That’s when I made my promise To protect my angel, from all harm My love for my daughter is like no other So for her, I’m ready to endure any pain They say a child is inseparable from their mother So why am I in an airport, waiting to bo

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 campaigning for our rights and welfare in the U.K. The Voice of Domestic Workers was established in 2009 and the charity is 13 years old now. We provide I.T. classes, English classes, Body, Mind wellness workshops, Financial Fitness, Media & Communication workshops and skills training like first aid and livelihood training. We also provide on

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 Visa. My employers treated me like a slave and they were abusive, I couldn't fight back. I didn't have a voice to defend myself, otherwise I wouldn’t have taken a beating from them. I couldn’t take the physical abuse anymore. At the time I wanted to end my life but I thought of my kids and what they would do if I wasn’t around. Luckily som