For girls trafficked into domestic work, life can be isolated and lonely. They live in the families' homes but remain outsiders. While the children of the household go to school, they are forced to stay at home and work. Many children face physical violence, rape and mental abuse. Without the love and support of their own families they become traumatised and are left emotionally scarred for life.

When girls reach their teenage years, employers often find them more difficult to control. Fearing the possibility of a domestic worker becoming pregnant, many employers turn their teenage workers out onto the streets and replace them with younger children. Few have the money to make their way home, and prostitution is sometimes the only choice they have for survival.