but tintin's is not an isolated case thirty. in two thousand and sixteen in an exclusive investigation one of one east reveals that teenage girls were being trafficked from mid-market to singapore for domestic work you also think of. this was despite laws in mid ma banning all female citizens from seeking such jobs overseas following reports of abuse. as well let's louis in singapore stipulating that all foreign domestic workers have to be at least twenty three years old now we're discovering that the illegal trafficking of vulnerable young girls continues . to. be. quite age between three and now. and it says. that's a conservative estimate. reporting. to me and age alone on its. face. that this is what you're. looking. for any domestic worker who has been abused seeking help can be a daunting prospect many agents have to recruit in fees of up to eight months salary and would rather an ill treatment than risk being sent home and debt. also be underage. who are trapped in households and do not know how to seek help so that's als