Britexpat I hear you but in my opinion thats no excuse. These maids especially the one's who are being tortured dont even know their basic rights. Their embassies owe them the duty of creating some kind of awareness as to their rights, of providing them some sort of a social network because what happens is a maid is shipped off to her employers and then she feels totally isolated. Add pressure, torture, a feeling of utter hopelessness and we wonder why there is such an alarming rate.

Lets be honest, perhaps it the governments who feel that they have better ways of spending their cash rather than set up a system to support its "vulnerable" citizens in foreign countries. Take Ethiopia for example, they'd rather spend their money on the war in Somalia.

"Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day." Melody Beattie