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We are essential workers too: why migrant domestic workers’ rights matter

Nov 74 min read

We are essential workers too: why migrant domestic workers’ rights matter

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....

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Nov 75 min read

A warm tight hug from my family

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...

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‘My life matters regardless of my colour’: my journey as a migrant domestic worker from Kenya to the UK

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 242 min read

‘My life matters regardless of my colour’: my journey as a migrant domestic worker from Kenya to the UK

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...

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Healing my trauma after escaping an abusive employer

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 195 min read

Healing my trauma after escaping an abusive employer

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

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From Shadows to Strength: A Migrant Worker's Odyssey and the Fight Against Violence

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 194 min read

From Shadows to Strength: A Migrant Worker's Odyssey and the Fight Against Violence

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

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 196 min read

A child’s letter, a mother’s reply

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

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 194 min read

The breadwinner of the family

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...

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 195 min read

I always believed in the word hope

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

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jan 194 min read

My Journey to the United Kingdom

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...

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Future Voices: A Programme that changed my life perspective

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Mar 9, 20235 min read

Future Voices: A Programme that changed my life perspective

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....

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The King and Queen Consort hosted East and South-East Asian communities at Buckingham Palace

Marissa Begonia

Feb 16, 20234 min read

The King and Queen Consort hosted East and South-East Asian communities at Buckingham Palace

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;...

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Sep 7, 20224 min read

Behind My Smile; Untold Loneliness

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...

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jul 14, 20222 min read

A Mother’s Longing

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...

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We’re here to help - Rescuing Domestic Workers

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jul 6, 20226 min read

We’re here to help - Rescuing Domestic Workers

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...

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Finding my Voice as a Migrant Domestic Worker

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jun 30, 20224 min read

Finding my Voice as a Migrant Domestic Worker

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...

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thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Jun 8, 20222 min read

A Poem to my Daughter

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...

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Demie’s Story: My happiness in the hands of a family in a foreign state

thevoiceofdomesticworkers

Apr 22, 20224 min read

Demie’s Story: My happiness in the hands of a family in a foreign state

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...

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A DECADE WITHOUT RIGHTS: UK Migrant Domestic Workers campaign for change

Mimi Jalmasco

Apr 6, 20224 min read

A DECADE WITHOUT RIGHTS: UK Migrant Domestic Workers campaign for change

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...

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