Maridel Sagum, living in Paris, hasn’t seen her children for 12 years.

"Across the world, millions of mothers have made this sacrifice for their children — forgoing a life with them in hope of ensuring a better life for them. These women venture far, often into the uncertain world of undocumented domestic work that in effect keeps them hostage in their host countries. Often, they toil six-day weeks, send home much of their meager earnings and — now, in the digital age — say goodnight to the children onSkype or by instant messenger."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/world/europe/08iht-ffhelp08.html?_r=1&ref=thefemalefactor