Thousands of girls from poor families across Burma work as maids for wealthier households, and often face gruelling working hours and abuse.

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.
The Singaporean and Burmese government must do more to ensure that domestic workers do not face abusive conditions, a migrant worker advocacy group said.