I became personally involved when a case of trafficked child domestic worker was reported to Visayan Forum Foundation in 2000. She came from a poor rural community in Central Philippines. The trafficker promised her and her family Php2,000 (US$40) monthly salary. An advance payment of Php500 (US$5) was given to her mother. She ended up paying double the amount including the finder’s fee and transportation which put her in a bonded situation for almost a year. She ended up serving 6 different families without pay. She was starved, not allowed to go out of the employer’s house. She was bitten by a child of her employer and was even raped by her male employer.