
Story of Maria
Maria: Mexico City, Mexico Like many indigenous domestic workers in Mexico, Maria is an internal migrant – travelling from a small village to Mexico City.

Maria: Mexico City, Mexico Like many indigenous domestic workers in Mexico, Maria is an internal migrant – travelling from a small village to Mexico City.

Maggie: Doha, Qatar As one of 173,000 migrant domestic workers in Qatar, Maggie has always been active in the Kenyan diaspora community, and in organising

Gloria: Cape Town, South Africa Most days, Gloria is up by 5:30am to get a 7:00am bus to the Cape Town SADSAWU offices (South African

Estelle: Kuwait For Estelle – who left the Philippines to pursue work as a migrant domestic worker in Kuwait – hindsight is 20/20; had she

Aimée: Lomé, Togo Six days a week, Aimée rises before dawn to begin the 90-minute commute to her employer’s home in downtown Lomé, Togo. Her

Cheryl: Doha, Qatar It’s her day off, and Cheryl has just returned home from a monthly social event hosted by the Bayanihang Domestic Workers Association

The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), which focused on