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Hong KongInfographics
Dreamseekers, in joy or in tears: The plight of Indonesian domestic workers
Fatika 22, arrived in Hong Kong a week ago. Two days into her contract she was physically abused by her employer and ran away. Thanks to the help of another Indonesian girl, she went to the police who called an ambulance and did a medical report.
Fatika 22, arrived in Hong Kong a week ago. Two days into her contract she was physically abused by her employer and ran away. Thanks to the help of another Indonesian girl, she went to the police who called an ambulance and did a medical report.

Young girls dream of better lives and unknowingly become pawns in the modern machine of human trafficking

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Every month, tens of thousands of Indonesian women are sent to Asia and Saudi-Arabia to work as domestic helpers.

Young girls dream of better lives and unknowingly become pawns in the modern machine of human trafficking.

The story of a journey followed by so many undereducated Indonesian girls. A journey that starts in a small village in Indonesia, will lead you through training camps in the city, immerse you in a life of servitude, debt bondage, and low pay, far from any known reference, and will end back home, in joy or in tears.

Photographer Gratiane de Moustier said: "I’m illustrating what I consider a modern version of slavery and human trafficking.

I’m illustrating what I consider a modern version of slavery and human trafficking
Photographer Gratiane de Moustier

"These women are often mislead by sponsors who travel across the country selling dreams of adventures overseas, and fantastic monetary prospects.

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