San Kay Khine stares at her burnt, scarred hands, her twisted fingers a reminder of her years as a child slave in Myanmar, one of thousands of young domestic workers feared to be at risk of exploitation and abuse. The pair are among tens of thousands of children from poor rural areas sent to work as domestic helpers for the country's growing pool of wealthier, urban middle-class households. AFP PHOTO
San Kay Khine stares at her burnt, scarred hands, her twisted fingers a reminder of her years as a child slave in Myanmar, one of thousands of young domestic workers feared to be at risk of exploitation and abuse. The pair are among tens of thousands of children from poor rural areas sent to work as domestic helpers for the country's growing pool of wealthier, urban middle-class households. AFP PHOTO

Despite their arrest, San Kay Khine's mother remains scared of revenge by the tailor's family.

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