Driven by economic need and the hope of a better future, many women from the region migrate to Gulf nations in search of employment. In their desperate pursuit of opportunities, they often fall prey to unauthorised agents who recruit them as housemaids. Thousands of women, fighting a lone battle against financial coercion, isolation, and physical abuse in their workplaces, seek safe repatriation—at the cost of heavy expenses and compromised security. T. Appala Naidu highlights the ordeal of these victims.