A couple who starved their Filipino maid by providing her with only two meals a day were on Monday (March 27) handed jail sentences. Freelance trader Lim Choon Hong, 47, got three weeks’ jail and was also fined $10,000, while…
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A married couple were sentenced to jail after a 14-day trial, which revealed the numerous ways they had assaulted their Indonesian maid for almost two years. Addressing the man, Tay Wee Kiat, 39, just before delivering the sentence, District Judge…
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Indonesia says it will stop sending new live-in maids abroad from as early as next year. Its authorities want domestic workers to live separately from their employers in dormitories, work regular hours, and get public holidays and days off. The…
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Employment agencies in Singapore are calling for domestic workers to undergo professional training here so that they can become skilled workers. This comes after Indonesian President Joko Widodo said last week that the country wants to stop sending its women…
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