Tag Archives: Foreign Domestic Workers

Just last weekend, a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) in Singapore shared in Facebook group “FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum)” that her employer is going on a 5-day staycation and asked her to make a decision to either : Take off-days for those days (no allowance) ORstay at home throughout …

According to our reader, a photo showing a group of maids and their alleged “boyfriends” having a picnic at the park connector near Marina Cruise Centre taken on 4 July is currently circulating on WhatsApp. The WhatsApp message also said that most of the foreign workers are not wearing masks, …

Who said our hotels are not making money? You only need a small space to have fun!

An activist rebutted the flimsy response by "Factually" regarding the lack of food quality and quantity for foreign domestic workers, and said it does not address how proper guidelines can be enforced. Do you agree?

China's plan to offer 100,000 pesos, or the equivalent of SGD 2,700 has been put on hold it seems, after Philippines Labour undersecretary Dominador Say issued a hasty statement to clarify that the salary figures quoted by Philippines media were "incorrect".

Saw this article on slave-driving attitude of sinkies. Reminded me on one FB frd who posted this recently...... Guess what, this person also posted on FB regularly on her LV bag purchases, vacation trips etc......

From the second quarter of 2017, maids will be required to undergo a security course during their training before embarking on their journey to work in Singapore.

Investigations found that Ayunda had hit the boy on the head when he refused to bath and started to cry. She punched the back of his head 3 times and used a toilet brush to hit his head.

Tragedy struck on Mother's Day yesterday when a Singaporean family found their 1 year-old baby girl lying motionless in her room with injuries on her neck. The young girl had just celebrated her first year of life 5 days ago.

A Filipino reader has sent us an email about her life as a foreign domestic worker and a Christian cell group leader for other maids in Singapore. She wishes to raise awareness that many of her fellow Filipino domestic workers are not given enough time to rest and to attend to their religious services.