Over the past four decades, Sri Lanka has emerged as a leading supplier of cheap labour as domestic workers largely to countries in the Gulf region. The documentary is woven around the stories of three Sri Lankan women - Rizana Nafeek, the young Sri Lankan housemaid charged with killing an infant in her care and beheaded in Riyadh, The runaway maid who ended-up a victim of sex trafficking, now living with HIV and the mother of four - desperate to find employment abroad - who finds herself trapped by the very regulations the State has introduced to 'safeguard' families of migrants. By juxtaposing these narratives with archival footage, the film examines the complex realities and perceptions surrounding Sri Lanka's largest foreign exchange earners.