They are predominantly employed in domestic work, care-giving, agriculture, and entertainment – all low-paid, largely unregulated sectors that are rarely covered by national labor laws. They are often subject to punishingly long working hours, non-payment of wages, forced confinement, starvation, beating, sexual abuse, and threats and intimidation.
即使有女性移民在东道国找到了工作，也决不轻松。她们大多从事家政、看护、农业和娱乐工作——都是低薪工作，并且往往属于得不到国家劳动法覆盖的不受管制的部门。她们往往必须承受极长的工作时间、工资克扣、强制监禁、挨饿、挨打、被性虐待，还饱受威胁和恐吓。