Gratiane de Moustier’s Photos of Domestic Workers in Indonesia

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When Violence Is Against Domestics

Gratiane de Moustier has been following young Indonesian girls training to be servants overseas, where they often encounter abuse and exploitation.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/when-violence-is-against-domestics/

“They leave their homeland with high hopes and aspirations,” Ms. de Moustier said of the young Indonesians. “But more often than not, the reality at their destination turns their dreams in to nightmares.” Talking with them at their training camps, she said, “I kept getting the feeling that these girls are not prepared for this life.”