Story of Rashmi* is one of tenacity and resilience. When she was 6 years old, her father abandoned the family and her mother was left to take care of 4 young children on her own. Despite this, they managed to survive and Rashmi later worked for many years in the Middle East. She saved enough

Fayol*, a young Madagascan lady shared her experience as a mail order bride in China. Struggling to find a job in Madagascar, Fayol was worried about her life and family. A friend of her brought a welcomed light to her anxiety over her future – a Madagascan lady named Hasina could help her to find

Darshin*, who used to live with her aunt’s family back home in Sri Lanka, owed credit and felt a responsibility to care for and repay her relatives. It was for these reasons that she was motivated to accept an overseas job from her aunt’s friend who along with another woman, arranged private employment for Darshin

Jenny* was 22 years old when she journeyed to Hong Kong from India after an old family friend, Avie, found her a job as a beautician. She was, however, deceived about a number of things, including the nature of the job. Jenny was told that she would have to pay Avie IR 35,000, around HKD

“It was like I wasn’t even human. They  treated me worse than an animal.” Punya*, a youthful looking woman in her late 30’s, has worked hard most of her life. She married at a young age, but after giving birth to a son, her husband soon left her for someone else. Since then, she became the sole

Shanthi’s * story began like many others looking for overseas work in Asia.  She was introduced to a domestic work opportunity by a relative who knew someone in Hong Kong.  All the benefits told to her sounded great, and so she agreed and eventually signed a contract.  She was required to pay for her own flight

In the midst of the many Africans who have found themselves in Hong Kong, mainly due to violent conflicts and unspeakable trauma experienced in their home countries, Victoria’s* story is unique.  She grew up in East Africa, in a country that has stayed relatively peaceful during her short lifetime of 19 years.  She grew up

Elim* was a big man standing at over 6 feet, with broad shoulders and a confident gait.  Despite his size, he was soft-spoken and gentle.  Elim was from East Africa, living about 9 hours outside the capital of his home country.  In a region marked with war, he had a relatively stable life living in

Hong Kong was not to be their final destination. For Delora* and her friend named April*, who were both in their early twenties, it was just the first leg of the journey and they would have no way know what was to come. Recruited in the Philippines, they came to Hong Kong first on their

Anastasia*, a 19 years old girl coming from a small village in Southern Russian, was promised a good job with a stable income at a designer brand shop in Hong Kong when she left her country. They told her the shop needed her language skills therefore they were willing to offer good pay. But her