Employer says she’s under ‘extreme stress’ as helper keeps rejecting and wasting home-cooked food
SINGAPORE: One employer says mealtimes have become a major source of frustration in her household after her domestic helper repeatedly turned down food prepared at home and allegedly wasted meals t...
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