On The Red Dot follows Singaporean celebrities as they travel to their helpers’ hometowns to experience what life back home is like for them. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/visiting-helpers-homes/2428576.html Benjamin Heng sees his helper’s home in Indonesia for the first time and is surprised by its sheer size SINGAPORE: When local actor Benjamin Heng arrived at his domestic helper’s […]

The Philippine Embassy has tightened restrictions on its nationals coming to Singapore to work as domestic workers, a move which, agents say, is likely to lengthen the waiting time for households looking to hire a new maid. Since last month, the embassy has been processing only five employment contracts per employment agency each week, according […]

Original article at https://arimoop.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/the-makings-of-a-domestic-worker/ Months of preparation have led to this moment — when Indonesian domestic workers meet a Singaporean agent for the first time, in the hopes of gaining a job in the Lion City.  by Kellynn Wee “She’s shaking!” says the Indonesian recruitment agent, as we wait for the young woman standing before us to […]

Link to Original article As a nanny and housekeeper for years in Kuwait, Qatar, and Hong Kong, Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation that came with working far from home, all so she could send money home to her two children in the Philippines. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of […]

There are currently around 220,000 Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs) in Singapore 1. Workers arriving into Singapore from overseas would typically shoulder loans worth 7 months of their salary 2. This loan amount is initially paid by the employer to the maid agency, and deducted from the worker’s salary on a monthly basis until fully paid […]

From Straits Times The Philippines has sent fewer maids abroad this year in what the government says is proof that labour curbs meant to protect a sector “prone to abuses” are working. Data released by the labour ministry showed that 55,961 went abroad from January to May, 20 per cent fewer than the 70,034 posted […]

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European report says island exploits foreign workers By Jean Christou While Cyprus offers a degree of support and protection to victims of trafficking and forced labour (slavery), the island falls far short when it comes to the exploitation of foreign workers, a new report said. Exploitation of workers is defined as extremely low wages and […]