The introduction talks about how the author meets a Tamil woman from the Kirkwall tea estate in Sri Lanka’s Hill Country, who is leaving for Colombo to work as a domestic helper. She talks about how her mom is very worried about this decision as it might be unsafe for her. The overall message seems to be that tea estate life is difficult and comes with many challenges including safety of the people. Also that higher ups (especially political figures) are failing these people as they continue to make false promises. The writing also describes the traditional culture of Tamil people and the expectations set on the women. I am wondering what the gender roles and labor exploitation in Sri Lanka tell us about the broader social justice issues?