The decision by Singapore’s Manpower Ministry to grant foreign domestic workers a weekly rest day is an important reform but falls short of international standards, Human Rights Watch has said.
Tell me why you only single out the conditions of the domestic workers in Singapore ? What about Malaysia and the numerous problems Malaysia have in so far as the domestic workers have ? Also how come your report did not cover the many cases of the satisfactions the foreign maids in Singapore are enjoying that are reported in the media ? An example is that recently it was reported that a foreign maid was free to drive the employer’s car around even on her off day ? She even goes on holiday with the family every year. I also know of a friend’s foreign maid who has worked with the family for as long as 17 years and do not even want to return annually to her home country just to stay around with the children and look after them. How often , I repeat how many similar cases are reported in Malaysia, not to mention the reasons why they are having problems with Indonesia getting the maids there because of the abuses the maids have to put with, even the Indonesian government have to… Read more »
you talk as if every family with a maid in Malaysia is abusing them, I give you 2 example just from my own family, 1 of my aunt maid have served her family for 22 years already until her sons have grown up but the maid is still with her, she has become part of the family. Another one was hired to take care of my grandmother who is still quite strong, she only have to help my grandmother cook and do simple housework, she practically have more free time than work time everyday.
This maid abuse claim is blown out of proportion by Indonesian. Yes there are cases of abuse, but other countries also have maid abuse. Singapore too, google “Maid abuse in singapore” if you do not believe me. I believe Singaporeans is a much worse maid abuser than Malaysians