Singapore News - Ms Nemelyn Agustin, 42, has been working in Singapore for 15 years as a domestic helper and usually spends her days off at Lucky Plaza with friends to eat and shop. However, with the Manpower Ministry's latest advisory on May 21 that encouraged domestic workers to stay at. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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While the recent spate of abuse cases have raised eyebrows all around, the issue has long dogged the nation since domestic helpers become a familiar sight in many a Singaporean household. (Photo: TODAY/Ooi Boon Keong)
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SINGAPORE: Whenever her employer gets angry with Ruby (not her real name) for supposedly not following her instructions, she would threaten to hit the domestic worker.
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29 Apr 2021 11:53AM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: The Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) on Thursday (Apr 29) said it is currently assisting an Indonesian foreign domestic worker who was allegedly abused by her employer.
CDE said that Ms Sugiyem Samad Radimah had been repatriated to Indonesia by her former employer and that they had learnt of her case last year through the Indonesian media.
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“Upon finding out more details of her injuries through our volunteers in Indonesia, we proceeded to lodge a police report in Singapore then about the alleged abuse that Sugiyem underwent.
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MOM officers visiting the home of a foreign domestic worker and her employer. (Photo: Ang Hwee Min)
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SINGAPORE: Maids will receive visits from Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officers to check on their living conditions, with officers visiting 200 homes a month for a start, said the ministry on Monday (Apr 26).
The ministry began conducting visits to randomly selected homes on Apr 5, said MOM s director of engagement Tan Shu Xiang.
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