Once ‘Invisible,’ She Now Photographs Other Domestic Workers – The New York Times

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Once ‘Invisible,’ She Now Photographs Other Domestic Workers

Xyza Bacani — a former domestic worker — has documented the plight of illegally trafficked workers in Singapore, making their voices heard.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/once-invisible-she-photographs-domestic-workers-xyza-bacani/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-5&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=Once%20%E2%80%98Invisible%2C%E2%80%99%

When Xyza Bacani first tried photographing migrant workers at a Singapore shelter for women who had fled abusive employers, the man in charge was not interested. He told her of previous experiences where journalists stayed barely long enough to get the photo, and that they did not really care about the women.