The UK government makes it easy for the super-rich to harm their domestic employees. One small amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill could make a big difference, but ministers seem strangely reluctant.
Domestic workers rally against slavery in the UK, Human Rights Day, December 2014 (Javier Perez de la Cruz).
It’s almost midnight when my phone finally rings. It’s an odd time for an interview but Lita is busy at work from six o’clock in the morning until 11pm every night. I thank her for calling and ask how she is.
“I’m very, very tired,” she says, her voice quiet.
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