:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight we are in the beautiful surroundings of Brimham Rocks
:00:07. > :00:26.Tonight, we speak to the women who claim that their employers right
:00:27. > :00:29.here in Yorkshire have treated them like domestic slaves.
:00:30. > :00:39.You know, that tolerates abuse, that tolerate slavery.
:00:40. > :00:41.Also tonight, we take an exclusive look inside a
:00:42. > :00:43.controversial military college which takes recruits
:00:44. > :00:48.I'm definitely sticking it out. It's the job for me.
:00:49. > :00:52.And, later in the programme, the music students
:00:53. > :01:04.It's going to be a great show, I think.
:01:05. > :01:06.First tonight, the hidden story of the
:01:07. > :01:10.foreign domestic workers who are exploited, beaten,
:01:11. > :01:14.and abused, right here in Yorkshire, many come to the
:01:15. > :01:23.UK as maids or nannies to raise money for
:01:24. > :01:27.families back home but, as I've been finding out,
:01:28. > :01:32.what appears to be a dream job can turn
:01:33. > :01:40.This is a story that's taken me by surprise.
:01:41. > :01:42.I knew that foreign people were employed as domestic
:01:43. > :01:44.helpers mainly in the rich suburbs of London.
:01:45. > :01:47.What I hadn't quite appreciated was how many foreign workers
:01:48. > :01:50.are in this part of the world and why, for some of them,
:01:51. > :01:54.Both man, he raped me, the side of the other.
:01:55. > :01:58.She says she has connections to the police and wherever
:01:59. > :02:11.It's a place where even if you shout for help, no-one can hear you.
:02:12. > :02:14.Cecilia is from the Philippines and is a former domestic worker
:02:15. > :02:20.But her life as a maid to one rich family left her devastated.
:02:21. > :02:26.My employer, he raped me and I am screaming but he held me, my mouth,
:02:27. > :02:34.to no screaming because the wife sleep there in the bedroom.
:02:35. > :02:37.And then, following day, the son again, he did
:02:38. > :02:46.And I can't tell. I can't do anything.
:02:47. > :02:48.The memories are still vivid even though the attack took
:02:49. > :02:59.place in the Middle East more than 20 years ago.
:03:00. > :03:07.My stomach, because I am pregnant, to take out my baby.
:03:08. > :03:16.Cecilia's troubles didn't end there ? she was brought to the UK
:03:17. > :03:18.by another family and says she spent much of her time
:03:19. > :03:26.When the moment came she took action.
:03:27. > :03:38.I didn't know, it's a little bit higher.
:03:39. > :03:44.I'm never looking straight into the main road in London.
:03:45. > :03:46.I said, this is my freedom here in England.
:03:47. > :03:53.It is absolutely heartbreaking to hear the repeated ordeal that
:03:54. > :03:57.Cecilia has had to face in her life and shocking that this is happening
:03:58. > :04:07.Unfortunately, Cecelia's story isn't an isolated one.
:04:08. > :04:09.We've spoken to another domestic worker who's asked us
:04:10. > :04:15.She says she's had jobs in Yorkshire where her wages have been withheld
:04:16. > :04:21.I was bathing the children and they were shouting.
:04:22. > :04:26.Then my employer came from her room and shouted "You haven't disciplined
:04:27. > :04:29.the children" and she said, "leave my premises right now."
:04:30. > :04:33.When she said that, I went to my room to pack my things
:04:34. > :04:35.and she threw a stool at me and it was lucky
:04:36. > :04:45.Alice says, as well as physical violence there were threats, too.
:04:46. > :04:51.I said it is better that I leave and she said "No,
:04:52. > :04:54.you cannot leave because you need the work and you cannot change
:04:55. > :04:56.employer because I have connections in immigration."
:04:57. > :05:00.I was afraid at anytime she could send me back to the Philippines.
:05:01. > :05:03.Alice eventually found work elsewhere and she's told us
:05:04. > :05:10.Rules around the employment of foreign workers have changed
:05:11. > :05:19.In 2012, the Home Office brought in new regulations that effectively
:05:20. > :05:25.But it meant if relationships went sour it was often very
:05:26. > :05:28.difficult for workers to leave and find a new job.
:05:29. > :05:31.In April this year the visa regulations were tweaked again,
:05:32. > :05:34.giving workers the right to switch employers.
:05:35. > :05:39.But with visas lasting six months or less, domestic helpers often have
:05:40. > :05:43.some hard choices ? leave and try and find a new job in the remaining
:05:44. > :05:46.time, or stay and suffer abuse to earn the cash they need
:05:47. > :05:57.They are trapped in the system that tolerate abuse,
:05:58. > :06:01.that tolerates slavery, that tolerates trafficking.
:06:02. > :06:06.While many domestic helpers have a good experience in the UK ?
:06:07. > :06:09.we've heard stories of workers' passports being taken away
:06:10. > :06:12.by their employers ? and of some people going to extreme lengths
:06:13. > :06:28.Some of them, it's like the iron. The employer would iron the hand.
:06:29. > :06:30.Of course, it's visible. We can see that.
:06:31. > :06:33.The hot water, you know, covered all over the body.
:06:34. > :06:34.Marrissa's organisation helps the victims of
:06:35. > :06:40.Until recently their only branch was in London ? but their increasing
:06:41. > :06:42.case load means there's now one in Leeds.
:06:43. > :06:44.A domestic worker in Yorkshire, telling me that I will
:06:45. > :06:54.The moment they are out of the house, especially
:06:55. > :07:08.And then, I would just say, someone pass the phone to them
:07:09. > :07:13.Can you please direct her to the station, to the train
:07:14. > :07:16.So, then I say, I will tell her they are waiting
:07:17. > :07:24.So when you arrive in Victoria, I'm there.
:07:25. > :07:26.And for those who do flee there is some hope.
:07:27. > :07:29.Hello. Nice to see you.
:07:30. > :07:36.Jheff Migano runs a store selling Asian food to some of the 5,000
:07:37. > :07:39.Philippinos who live in Yorkshire ? and its to his shop that many women
:07:40. > :07:43.From the first glance, you can see the loneliness
:07:44. > :07:50.They don't know if police or immigration are
:07:51. > :07:55.Jheff's resources are limited ? but he says he can't turn them away.
:07:56. > :08:03.If they come to me, I can give them food and accommodation, that's it.
:08:04. > :08:06.But, about this, I don't know anything about it so they should
:08:07. > :08:09.have a support for them, these victims.
:08:10. > :08:13.Jheff does what he can ? there are others offering help.
:08:14. > :08:17.Good afternoon. Salvation Army.
:08:18. > :08:19.The Salvation Army gives assistance to domestic workers
:08:20. > :08:22.who are being abused, they say the number of calls
:08:23. > :08:29.There's an increasing number of victims of labour exploitation
:08:30. > :08:38.In Yorkshire, we're seeing an increase in referrals,
:08:39. > :08:43.along every category of this kind of exploitation.
:08:44. > :08:57.Each year 17,000 domestic workers enter the UK ? many arrive with poor
:08:58. > :09:00.English language skills and are confused about UK visa rules,
:09:01. > :09:02.so getting the message across to them that they can get
:09:03. > :09:08.When his wife was out, the boss would come in.
:09:09. > :09:10.We can do this in animation and we can explain to people
:09:11. > :09:14.all around the world what is actually going on.
:09:15. > :09:18.The ones that we've met are now in good jobs.
:09:19. > :09:23.But they've all been through very, very painful situations in the past.
:09:24. > :09:26.You know, they've suffered a lot of pain.
:09:27. > :09:30.Almost every single one that we've spoken to has
:09:31. > :09:36.The Home Office say they're introducing reforms to ensure
:09:37. > :09:39.workers are better protected from abuse and slavery.
:09:40. > :09:43.The Modern Slavery Act will, they say, give overseas domestic
:09:44. > :09:46.workers who are potential victims of modern slavery immunity
:09:47. > :09:52.Back in Barnsley ? Cecilia's life is now much better.
:09:53. > :09:56.She has a steady job in the care sector ? but she never forget
:09:57. > :10:05.I don't want to see, it stayed with me, I've suffered before.
:10:06. > :10:09.I don't want people to suffer the same way I have suffered before.
:10:10. > :10:16.Who knows what goes on behind closed doors ? but at least now a voice
:10:17. > :10:19.that the voices who've remained silent for so long may
:10:20. > :10:33.And if you're affected by any of the issues in my report or you're
:10:34. > :10:35.concerned about someone, there is a confidential helpline.
:10:36. > :10:44.Or there is advice on the website Modern slavery.co.uk
:10:45. > :10:49.Still to come on Inside Out, 80s pop icon Mark Almond
:10:50. > :10:58.takes a group of music students to perform on the big stage.
:10:59. > :11:02.Now, how young is too young to sign up for a life in the military?
:11:03. > :11:04.Well, there's just one college in the country
:11:05. > :11:11.which actively recruits 16 and 17-year-olds
:11:12. > :11:12.and it's just down the road.
:11:13. > :11:15.Olivia Richwald has been given exclusive access to the
:11:16. > :11:20.Harrogate Army Foundation College and its latest batch of recruits.
:11:21. > :11:25.Next three rounds. It's in the middle.
:11:26. > :11:27.A couple of times just getting beasted
:11:28. > :11:36.There are times when I have wanted to leave.
:11:37. > :11:47.I'm definitely sticking it out, it's the job for me.
:11:48. > :11:51.Too young to drink, too young to vote, old enough to join the Army
:11:52. > :11:58.These are Yorkshire's teenage Army recruits.
:11:59. > :12:04.The paperwork commits them to study here for a year,
:12:05. > :12:10.in exchange for wages of ?1200 a month.
:12:11. > :12:12.From their 18th birthday they'll be committed to serving
:12:13. > :12:21.I want to travel, get better qualifications,
:12:22. > :12:27.make new friends and have a better life for myself.
:12:28. > :12:29.I've always wanted to do something a bit more exciting
:12:30. > :12:33.I think the army will give me what I wanted.
:12:34. > :12:35.Since you were, sort of, ten, 11, you've always
:12:36. > :12:39.We were, yes, yes, he'll grow out of it but never did.
:12:40. > :12:43.Junior soldiers have been trained here in Harrogate
:12:44. > :12:52.The MOD invests tens of thousands of pounds in each recruit
:12:53. > :12:57.and they have to be very dedicated before they're accepted here.
:12:58. > :13:01.Harrogate's Army Foundation College is controversial.
:13:02. > :13:04.It's the only place in the country where children, those aged 16 and 17
:13:05. > :13:11.Critics say 16 is too young to make that kind of commitment.
:13:12. > :13:16.But those who come here spend around 30% of their time in the classroom
:13:17. > :13:21.and the education results achieved here are remarkable.
:13:22. > :13:25.Some of them come with a reading age of between A five
:13:26. > :13:30.A lot of them come with a reading age between a nine and 11-year-olds.
:13:31. > :13:34.The ones that have just left did fantastically, they have
:13:35. > :13:36.progressed if not one level, two levels for some of them,
:13:37. > :13:38.which is a great achievement in the short amount
:13:39. > :13:44.I'm going to go to the cashpoint and I'm going to take my umbrella.
:13:45. > :13:51.No. Why'd you think it is raining?
:13:52. > :13:54.So, I have inferred that it might rain or it's raining.
:13:55. > :13:58.Romario Thomas is one of five brothers from Hertfordshire.
:13:59. > :14:07.And has come to Harrogate to improve his maths and English.
:14:08. > :14:09.The moment slipped by and soon the seeds were sown.
:14:10. > :14:11.Without being rude, what happened there?
:14:12. > :14:15.Romario is desperate to follow his brothers
:14:16. > :14:18.into the Royal Signals but didn't have the academic qualifications
:14:19. > :14:23.needed and is instead joining the Royal Artillery.
:14:24. > :14:26.But if he can get the grades he might get a transfer into
:14:27. > :14:34.I want a cap badge change to do something with IT because I like
:14:35. > :14:37.to work with computers and stuff like that.
:14:38. > :14:40.We won't find out as yet, until I don't know when,
:14:41. > :14:43.hopefully I get my transfer, if not then later down the line in
:14:44. > :14:51.Or the next few months Romario must show his trainers he can achieve
:14:52. > :15:02.Fewer than 10% of recruits are female.
:15:03. > :15:07.But they're expected to work just as hard as the boys.
:15:08. > :15:11.In addition to the gruelling physical regime, 17-year-old
:15:12. > :15:16.Demi Allan from Edinburgh has started boxing ? if she can train
:15:17. > :15:19.hard enough she might make the Army boxing team ?
:15:20. > :15:29.which will be a fantastic start to her military career.
:15:30. > :15:31.I enjoy the fitness, the fighting,
:15:32. > :15:33.just the team spirit. I like it.
:15:34. > :15:45.Don your respirator before the gas gets into your system.
:15:46. > :15:50.The junior soldiers are now halfway through their training and this
:15:51. > :15:52.is something they dread on the timetable, they're
:15:53. > :16:07.What I want you to do now is carry out immediate decontamination.
:16:08. > :16:19.this shed is filled with CS ? or tear - gas.
:16:20. > :16:20.Contact with it causes coughing, dizziness,
:16:21. > :16:24.Junior soldiers need to be able to handle a chemical incident.
:16:25. > :16:27.And today they're being tested to see if they can decontaminate
:16:28. > :16:32.When you first take it off, it isn't too bad.
:16:33. > :16:41.And then you're in there for longer and you start breathing in.
:16:42. > :16:42.Horrible, can't breathe, You've got snot running
:16:43. > :16:46.You feel like you're choking and burning.
:16:47. > :16:56.From here the challenges will only get tougher.
:16:57. > :16:59.We've joined the junior soldiers on one of their main field exercises
:17:00. > :17:14.They're sleeping rough here in the woods, living
:17:15. > :17:15.in sleeping bags they eating ration packs.
:17:16. > :17:19.This exercise is just three days long but when they join the Army
:17:20. > :17:21.for real it could be for weeks at a time.
:17:22. > :17:23.There's a huge sense of achievement once they've
:17:24. > :17:33.So, you're sleeping in the woods. What's that like?
:17:34. > :17:39.It's full of spiders and there's loads of ants and insects.
:17:40. > :17:46.This is definitely what I imagined it to be like.
:17:47. > :17:49.You know, being out in the field, doing all the proper
:17:50. > :17:52.soldiering stuff, shooting, stuff like that.
:17:53. > :17:57.Different to being in camp. A lot better experience.
:17:58. > :18:05.In that direction. From now, go!
:18:06. > :18:07.Last time I spoke to you, you wanted to swap regiments
:18:08. > :18:21.I've just got to pass one more thing in English and then
:18:22. > :18:26.I've always wanted to do it, ever since I looked at the Army.
:18:27. > :18:30.I think I will be over the moon if I got my transfer.
:18:31. > :18:32.When we go into the ring, the bell goes, what's
:18:33. > :18:38.The summer term ends with college boxing night.
:18:39. > :18:43.And Demi Allan's dedication has paid off.
:18:44. > :18:51.She's been picked to fight in the only female bout of the evening.
:18:52. > :18:54.I blank out going to the ring but it's walking out
:18:55. > :18:58.You've got all the duty soldiers watching.
:18:59. > :19:02.You've got the brigadiers, the sergeants, the officers.
:19:03. > :19:13.You've got a lot of people come to watch.
:19:14. > :19:20.After three two-minute rounds, it's a win for Demi.
:19:21. > :19:27.I'm knackered but I'm really glad I won it.
:19:28. > :19:30.It was worth all that training, getting up early in the morning.
:19:31. > :19:41.And what are you looking forward to the most after this?
:19:42. > :19:43.And we will be following the progress of Demi,
:19:44. > :19:55.Ben and Romario, to see if they graduate next year.
:19:56. > :19:58.Now, students at the Leeds College of Music have been given an
:19:59. > :20:01.To perform at one of the country's best
:20:02. > :20:07.Johnny I'Anson followed them on this amazing journey.
:20:08. > :20:10.We looked on ourselves very much as an underground band.
:20:11. > :20:13.We were a northern, electronic, underground band.
:20:14. > :20:21.He was one of the biggest stars of the '80s.
:20:22. > :20:23.Before you know it, you're on TOTP and then your life changes
:20:24. > :20:37.35 years on, he remains one of the country's
:20:38. > :20:40.biggest singing stars with an instantly recognisable voice
:20:41. > :20:44.and he can fill some of the most prestigious venues in the country.
:20:45. > :20:46.When you go out onto the stage, it's a thrill
:20:47. > :20:53.because you feel part of that history of walking out.
:20:54. > :20:56.It all started for Marc Almond and Soft Cell here in Leeds
:20:57. > :21:00.And that's why he's preparing to give something back
:21:01. > :21:06.to the next generation of music students.
:21:07. > :21:10.Leeds College of Music ? and a group of student musicians
:21:11. > :21:12.are tuning up before their first rehearsal for the most
:21:13. > :21:20.They are going to be performing with Marc Almond
:21:21. > :21:23.at one of the biggest concert venues in the country ?
:21:24. > :21:30.I was expecting everything to be ragged
:21:31. > :21:33.but it's not it's fantastic which is inspiring for me.
:21:34. > :21:38.It's going to be a really great show I think.
:21:39. > :21:53.And final year student Lily Kerbey who is in the choir has
:21:54. > :21:59.just heard that she will have a very special part to play.
:22:00. > :22:04.We're doing Haunted Heart which is a classic song which
:22:05. > :22:11.My mum's got tickets for the London gig so she 'll be able to see me.
:22:12. > :22:15.I was going to keep it as a surprise but I was on the phone
:22:16. > :22:18.to her and I was like "Oh, my gosh, I'm doing a duet with Marc Almond!"
:22:19. > :22:21.Obviously she knows who he is more than our generation does.
:22:22. > :22:23.And Marc really did become one of the voices
:22:24. > :22:28.His big break came in the late '70s at one particular club
:22:29. > :22:36.There was no other club like it in the north of England.
:22:37. > :22:38.People came from everywhere to come to the Warehouse.
:22:39. > :22:46.I started becoming a DJ at that point.
:22:47. > :22:51.So Mike the owner of the Warehouse knew I'd started this band Soft Cell
:22:52. > :22:54.and he could see electronic music was emerging and becoming big around
:22:55. > :22:59.They call themselves the Young Romantics
:23:00. > :23:07.at the costumes you'll see that's the understatement of the year
:23:08. > :23:10.Richard Madeley did his first TV interviews with me
:23:11. > :23:16.It's probably there on Youtube somewhere!
:23:17. > :23:19.I think the whole thing is just about young
:23:20. > :23:23.people having a good time and enjoying themselves.
:23:24. > :23:30.It's massive. Were you ready for that?
:23:31. > :23:37.I was still living in a shared student place in Leeds.
:23:38. > :23:40.When the call came and they said you're in the top 20,
:23:41. > :23:44.then you're number nine, then three, then number one,
:23:45. > :23:54.And before you know it, you're on TOTP!
:23:55. > :23:58.Last time I saw them, it was a fairly
:23:59. > :24:06.And unlike some of his contemporaries, Marc's career has
:24:07. > :24:11.Two years ago, Leeds College of Music offered him
:24:12. > :24:16.It was nice of them to recognise that I'd been part of Leeds music.
:24:17. > :24:19.Even though I wasn't born in Leeds, Leeds has always been
:24:20. > :24:26.And Marc returns to his musical home for the final dress rehearsal
:24:27. > :24:28.with the Leeds College of Music students before the two
:24:29. > :24:31.concerts at Leeds Town Hall and the Royal Festival Hall
:24:32. > :24:48.And there's one last chance for Marc and Lily
:24:49. > :25:03.We're ironing out a few little things and paces, but I think
:25:04. > :25:22.Speak to me tomorrow and I'll tell you.
:25:23. > :25:28.a beautiful sunny day to be performing at the Festival Hall.
:25:29. > :25:36.There's wires everywhere and you're thinking,
:25:37. > :25:40.But as soon as you 're singing or playing your
:25:41. > :25:44.I feel so honoured ? there are so many
:25:45. > :25:48.flute players in college and I was chosen to perform here.
:25:49. > :26:07.So this is it then - months of hard work,
:26:08. > :26:11.more than one sleepless night, now it's just the small
:26:12. > :26:14.job of performing at the Royal Festival Hall.
:26:15. > :26:16.I don't know who's more nervous, me or them.
:26:17. > :26:22.It looks like a packed house but we knew that was the case.
:26:23. > :26:31.I just can't wait to get on there now and do it.
:26:32. > :26:41.Playing the Festival Hall is always daunting.
:26:42. > :26:44.For me ? so it will be exciting for the others.
:26:45. > :27:12.The first half seems to whizz by and soon it's time
:27:13. > :27:18.Will you please say hello to Lily Kerbey who's
:27:19. > :27:41.# There's a ghost of you in my Haunted Heart
:27:42. > :27:45.She certainly did her mum and nana proud.
:27:46. > :27:46.The minute I know that mum or dad
:27:47. > :27:52.I came and sat down in my seat and everyone was like,
:27:53. > :28:00.Marc and the college musicians treat the audience to some
:28:01. > :28:15.And the crowd ? as they say ? go wild!
:28:16. > :28:18.Such a thrill and an honour for me to work
:28:19. > :28:24.on stage with such fantastic musicians, fantastic people ?
:28:25. > :28:28.the arrangements, the choir ? absolutely everything was wonderful.
:28:29. > :28:42.I couldn't have dreamt of anything more.
:28:43. > :28:49.That's all from here in beautiful north Yorkshire. Make sure you join
:28:50. > :28:50.us next time.