Domestic Helpers Aug 15, 2023
62% maids surveyed say their employers allow them to use air-conditioning; others say they're happy to have their own bed
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Domestic Helpers Aug 11, 2023
Maid says she has "no time to play phone" like other helpers, and adds, "sometimes if my boss just help me, maybe I have more time"
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Domestic Helpers Aug 2, 2023
Even after 6 months of training, employer said their maid is not able to work independently, asks if need to train her for another 6 months
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Domestic Helpers Aug 2, 2023
Woman asks if $950 is reasonable salary for maids; one helper says she was paid $1,100
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Domestic Helpers Aug 2, 2023
Employer says her maid wants to sleep without showering, demands rice 3 times a day and snacks in between
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Domestic Helpers Jul 30, 2023
Maid demands all Sundays and public holidays off, with no curfew; other helpers say this is "normal" request
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Domestic Helpers Jul 29, 2023
Employer says her son rejects their new helper: "doesn't seem to like her very much" — she asks if she should send the maid back
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Domestic Helpers Jul 27, 2023
Maid reveals her confusion saying she wants a transfer because she feels tired and "done like I can't work anymore" but still wants to stay
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Domestic Helpers Jul 27, 2023
Maid says her agent forced her to sign contract; as a result, she was not allowed to call family & kids for 6 months and had no day off
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Domestic Helpers Jul 25, 2023
Maid says she goes to bed at 11pm and wakes at 5:30am, sleeps in the store room where she can't stretch her legs fully because of all the items there
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Domestic Helpers Jul 24, 2023
Maid who's married and has a daughter back home gets a boyfriend here, behaves differently, even steals her employer's wine, and passes out at home drinking
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Features Jul 22, 2023
Employer says her maid is addicted to TikTok, posts four videos a day of her cooking, cleaning, singing, and wanting a man
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Domestic Helpers Jul 21, 2023
Maid says that there are a lot of transfers because helpers inflate their skills and abilities while employers downplay the job scope
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Domestic Helpers Jul 18, 2023
Maid walks around in just a towel after every shower; employer says the helper acts suggestively towards her husband
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Domestic Helpers Jul 17, 2023
Kind employer wants to enrol her maid of 12 years into diploma course even though she "finished high school poorly"
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