Los Angeles (CNN) In July, Ima Matul got a standing ovation when she spoke at the Democratic National Convention, broadcast live across the United States. Almost 20 years earlier she had been living as a domestic slave, trapped in a house in Los Angeles, where she was threatened, abused and beaten. Her journey has been an extraordinary one, as inspiring as it is distressing. Matul grew up in rural Indonesia in a family of farmers. Aged 17, she was working as housekeeper when she was offered a job as a nanny in Los Angeles and promised a salary of $150 a month.

Source: CNN September 27, 2016 09:45 UTC