‘They treated me like an animal’: how Filipino domestic workers become trapped

www.theguardian.com

‘They treated me like an animal’: how Filipino domestic workers become trapped

www.theguardian.com

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Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years ago

The long read: Migrants from the Philippines make up a huge percentage of domestic workers around the world. But when their employers are abusive, visa restrictions force them to choose between enduring more suffering or becoming illegal

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