Domestic Helpers Tag: maid
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Domestic Helpers After maid fails to prepare breakfast, employer takes her to Batam and abandons her with $350
Features After working for less than a month, maid wants to go back for 2 months; says she'll then return and work for a few months before going home again
Domestic Helpers After her contract ends, maid wants a ticket to another location that isn't her hometown, employer asks if this will cause any problems
Domestic Helpers Maid asks: How many months of salary deductions can an agency make?
Domestic Helpers Even after 2 months, maid says she had not registered her fingerprints with MOM; it needs to be done within a week of getting her Work Permit
Domestic Helpers Scammers cheat maids into giving out their work permit details for $10 to do a survey
Domestic Helpers Maid takes elderly man out for wheelchair stroll daily, but leaves him unattended to scroll her phone instead
Domestic Helpers Maid doesn't wash her hands after using the toilet and refuses to wear undergarments at home; employer says the maid ran away, and now needs to spend more to hire another helper
Features Over 80% of accusations made against helpers by their employers do not lead to criminal charge — HOME report
Domestic Helpers Maid goes home for her father's funeral; employer initially agrees but cancels her Work Permit after she leaves
Domestic Helpers 62% maids surveyed say their employers allow them to use air-conditioning; others say they're happy to have their own bed
Domestic Helpers 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"
Domestic Helpers Maid contacts loanshark on TikTok and gives them her employers' details; 'ah long' then sends her money and demands she pays with interest
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