A Singaporean man who claimed that his Burmese maid consented to have sex with him has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape, according to local media.

A Singaporean man who claimed that his Burmese maid consented to have sex with him has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape, according to local media.
The Western Rangoon District Court holds a hearing in the high-profile case of a family accused of severely abusing two young girls who worked at their tailor shop in downtown…
Thousands of girls from poor families across Burma work as maids for wealthier households, and often face gruelling working hours and abuse.
Efforts to prevent Burmese maids from going overseas have only resulted in more being trafficked in the black market for domestic servants.
A Thai court has awarded a compensation of 4.6 million baht to a young Karen girl who escaped her Thai employers last year after being subjected to four years of…