Inter Press ServiceThe Real-Life Tale of a Domestic Worker https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/09/the-real-life-tale-of-a-domestic-worker/ News and Views from the Global South Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:06:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 The Real-Life Tale of a Domestic Worker https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/09/the-real-life-tale-of-a-domestic-worker/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/09/the-real-life-tale-of-a-domestic-worker/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:31:25 +0000 UN Women http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=147086

By UN Women
Sep 26 2016 (UN Women)

Snow White is from Karen State, Myanmar. Her father died when she was 11, leaving her responsible for the care of her mother and younger siblings. Lacking opportunity and education in her hometown, Snow White joined a group of friends hoping to be smuggled into Thailand to find work as domestic workers, setting off a harrowing journey that nearly left her dead. Watch our story to find out how Snow White’s story unfolds.

This story, part of the “Where I am” editorial series, was replicated from the UN Women website http://www.unwomen.org/ IPS is an official partner of UN Women’s Step It Up! Media Compact.

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